The neurologic disease called chronic traumatic encephalopathy or CTE has most often been found in people who experienced ...

An international team led by a University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine scientist has created a first-of-its-kind resource ...

In a recent study, Dr. Oszkár Schütz and his colleagues analyzed 156 ancient genomes from the Sarmatian period, spanning the 1st to 5th centuries CE. The aim of the study was to clarify the origins ...

Genes linked to childhood intelligence also predict parents living longer. Study of 400,000 people reveals biology connecting ...

New research posits that a genetic incompatibility between female offspring of humans and Neanderthals and their children ...

A new medication for treatment-resistant depression may help a subset of people who carry a specific genetic marker.

A new study has found that individuals with ADHD have a higher risk of being convicted of a crime, and reveals this ...

The vestibular system is responsible for the sense of balance in the inner ear. Prolonged use of toxic substances, such as ...

One hundred years after the heroic journey to Nome, scientists reveal how Balto's DNA explains his incredible endurance and ...

The latest Yale study on alcohol and dementia examines data from more than 550,000 adults, as well as genetic information ...

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) – most often found in athletes playing contact sports – is known to share similarities ...

Two small changes in human DNA may have played a big role in helping our ancestors walk upright, researchers say.