India is witnessing a dangerous rise in childhood obesity and early type 2 diabetes, with experts warning that modern diets, ...

Scientists at Northwestern Medicine have developed a new genetic risk score that predicts who is most likely to experience irregular or dangerous heart rhythms. The test merges several types of ...

On Nov. 12, 1991, investigators said a man entered the victim’s Peabody home, approached her from behind, blindfolded her and ...

Scientists have sequenced the oldest RNA from a 40,000-year-old mammoth named Yuka, unlocking genetic activity from its final ...

As such, he named the Neanderthal Thorin after the Tolkien character. “Thorin in the Hobbit is one of the last dwarf kings ...

New whole-genome sequencing data reveals how strongly DNA shapes everyday traits, closing the long-standing gap in ...

Sohini Ramachandran is a professor of biology, data science, and computer science at Brown University. C. Brandon Ogbunu is ...

A tiny freshwater snail from New Zealand is giving scientists a glimpse into evolution in motion. University of Iowa ...

Francis Crick's biography is full of surprises as author Matthew Cobb reveals the life and work of the co-discoverer of DNA's ...

Prince Frederik of Luxembourg died from a genetic disease called PolG, but experts hope his passing could bring more awareness to the rare condition that impacted his life. Prince Frederik, 22, died ...

I was one of the first to spit into a test tube, giving up my DNA forever to learn more about my health and heredity. You know, the ones that promise to connect you with distant relatives you didn’t ...

One sunny day in Los Angeles, Katherine Wilemon was gardening when she developed crushing chest pain, as well as pain radiating down her left arm. She was 39 and fit. Wilemon—who had known since she ...