A combination of obesity and low levels of the nutrient choline could contribute to accelerated brain aging and potentially ...

There are also potential health issues for cloned animals. One study suggested that 48 percent of cloned piglets died within ...

The small molecule spermine has the potential to stop the toxic build-up of proteins in the brain that characterizes diseases ...

Around 56 million years ago, Earth suddenly got much hotter. Over about 5,000 years, the amount of carbon in the atmosphere ...

Thrush is one of the most common infections in the world. It's caused by the fungi Candida – specifically, the yeast Candida ...

A recent study points to a key bone-strengthening mechanism at work in the body, which could be targeted to treat the ...

A critical nutrient used to produce the neurotransmitter serotonin may have turned up in samples collected from asteroid ...

The bumpy trajectory of human aging may have a tipping point as we enter our twilight years, a new study has found.

A German man remains in remission from HIV an incredible six years after he received a stem cell transplant to treat an aggressive form of leukemia.

A study by a team from Witten/Herdecke University in Germany suggests singers who reach celebrity status tend to die an ...

While most 14-year-olds are folding paper airplanes, Miles Wu is folding origami patterns that he believes could one day ...

Specific immune cells in the brain may play a crucial role in preventing the onset of Alzheimer's disease, according to a new ...