The NIH is funding a new study at Weill Cornell that aims to identify the regulatory roles of gene variants involved in Type ...

New research has identified yet another way that spaceflight tampers with the human body. A study involving samples flown on ...

Aging seems to occur in a linear fashion throughout the human lifespan, from childhood to the "golden years," but a new study has revealed one specific turning point when aging starts to accelerate in ...

A genetic mutation commonly found in cancer patients may also affect how the human body develops in the womb, according to ...

A new study suggests that a group of cells, key for the health of blood and the immune system, are vulnerable to aging-like ...

Share on Pinterest The human body experiences rapid changes around age 50, according to a new study. Maskot/Getty Images Past studies show that human aging doesn’t necessarily happen at the same pace ...

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While Alzheimer’s disease is mostly considered a disorder of the brain, emerging evidence suggests that the condition also affects other organs of the body. Working with the laboratory fruit fly, ...

"If tire wear particles alter the composition of these biofilms, it affects the entire river system," study leader and PhD ...