After more than 50 years of research, scientists still don't know exactly what causes autism. But the data make clear that ...

Lindberg had Parkinson’s disease, the neurologist said, with all the classic symptoms. PD—as the scientists she would meet ...

When scientists sequenced the first Neanderthal genomes, they did not just resurrect a lost branch of the human family tree, ...

Popular genetics tests can’t tell you much about your dog’s personality, according to a recent study. A team of geneticists ...

Kian Sadeghi, the 25-year-old founder and CEO at Nucleus Genomics, tells "CBS Mornings" that parents have every right to select the qualities and traits they desire in their child.

After a finite number of divisions, cells simply give up. As each round of replication trims their telomeres—the protective ...

Looking into how twins’ genetics work can give researchers new insights into how different lifestyles and habits affect two people with the same genetic blueprint. Identical twins Marzieh and Razieh ...

Small changes in the sequence of one particular gene can dramatically increase a person’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. But new research has suggested that adhering to the Mediterranean diet ...

Scientists say that through genetics or training, even mere mortals can develop superhuman powers. It may not be a superpower from a sci-fi show, but the Bajau people of the Philippines, Malaysia, and ...

As China and the United States trade charges of a lab leak, researchers contend in a new paper that the Covid pandemic got its start, like a previous one, in the wildlife trade. By Carl Zimmer In the ...

The USDA has awarded more than $3.25 million grant to support a new research collaboration network of animal scientists led by Professor Noelle Cockett, an animal geneticist at Utah State University.