Schizophrenia has long been one of medicine’s most puzzling conditions, with genetics offering tantalizing clues but an ...

Bowel habits aren't exactly dinner-table talk. But they reflect how quickly the gut moves things along, and when that goes ...

DNA that humans acquired from ancient viruses plays a key role in switching parts of our genetic code on and off, a new study has found. Nearly half of the human genome consists of segments called ...

Scientists have uncovered new clues about why diabetic foot infections can become so severe and difficult to treat. By ...

New DNA Study Links Human's Low Pain Tolerance to Ancient Genetic Roots ...

A new study shows that cancer damages its own DNA by pushing key genes to work too hard. Researchers found that the most ...

Link found between super-agers, or people with exceptional longevity, to inherited DNA from Ice Age hunter-gatherer populations in Europe.

The human genome is made up of 23 pairs of chromosomes, the biological blueprints that make humans … well, human. But it turns out that some of our DNA — about 8% — are the remnants of ancient viruses ...

Forensics experts gather DNA to understand who was present at a crime scene. But what if the crime occurred in the middle of ...