Medicine

A long-standing assumption about intelligence is being challenged by a new perspective in neuroscience: the ability to combine familiar elements...

Transposable elements, once dismissed as genomic “junk,” are emerging as active regulators of cell identity, stress responses and disease. A...

Genetic risk for autoimmune disease may be hiding in the spaces between genes. A study published in Nature Genetics has...

An Australian-first twin study is set to investigate why people with highly similar genetic backgrounds can respond very differently to...

A new randomized controlled trial from Japan is putting two everyday habits—eating dairy products and performing resistance exercises at home—under...

Chronic kidney disease is often described as a disorder of filtration, but its consequences extend far beyond the kidneys. One...

A large US cohort study has found no evidence that neonatal medical male circumcision is associated with autism spectrum disorder...

Fire department leaders may be one of the most influential forces shaping firefighter fitness, according to new research examining physical...

A new clinical trial suggests that artificial intelligence could make one of the most common treatments in hospitals substantially more...

The United States’ adolescent mental-health crisis is unfolding inside a health-insurance system that has changed dramatically over the past two...