The 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for the development of CRISPR/Cas9, a method also known as "gene scissors," ...

Most people recognize Alzheimer's from its devastating symptoms such as memory loss, while new drugs target pathological aspects of disease manifestations, such as plaques of amyloid proteins. Now a ...

New research on the size relationship between brains and wisdom teeth suggests that bigger brains aren’t necessarily the driving force in human evolution.

Dexterity, coordination and balance are all extremely important throughout our lives, but these skills change between early ...

For a long time, gene loss was seen as a kind of biological decay, but a new study shows it can be just the opposite: a smart ...

Use of givinostat plus systemic corticosteroids for a mean of 560 days was associated with delays of 2-3 years in loss of key motor functions in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), an ...

One fundamental feature of neurodegenerative diseases is a breakdown in communication. Even before brain cells die, the ...

Journal Editorial Report: The Fed Chief signals rate cuts are coming. As we saw during the Covid pandemic, lab-created experiments can wreak havoc when they escape their confines. Once released, they ...

In about one out of every 800 people, two chromosomes fuse together to form an unusual bond. These are known as Robertsonian chromosomes. It's a mystery that has long stumped scientists.

CNBC's Steve Liesman joins 'Halftime Report' to discuss Treasury Secretary Bessent's sweeping criticism of the Fed. Landmark Trump deal on verge of collapse “The View”'s Joy Behar accidentally reveals ...