Giant viruses are rewriting one of biology’s most familiar stories. Once regarded as unusual but relatively isolated curiosities, these oversized...

Philadelphia researchers have uncovered evidence that immune-mediated inflammatory diseases beginning in childhood are not simply younger versions of the same...

Neurodegenerative movement disorders often begin quietly. A slight change in gait, a tremor that appears only under stress, or a...

A new study is drawing attention to the possibility that opioid dependence may be linked to a complex molecular remodeling...

A newly identified gene found only in simians may help explain why humans and other higher primates maintain more stable...

A tiny Australian freshwater fish may be carrying a warning for the future of wildlife conservation. New research shows that...

A routine newborn blood test could become an early-warning system for childhood cancer, according to a new population-based genomic study...

A few drops of blood collected from a newborn’s heel may contain clues about whether that child is at unusually...

A new study is putting a high-tech twist on a long-standing question in health science: does metabolic syndrome accelerate biological...

A new analysis of genetic diversity in the United States is offering researchers a sharper way to investigate why health-related...