A person’s genes play a far greater role in likely lifespan than previously thought, according to a major new study published ...

Researchers led by the University of Vienna and Liège University Hospital Center have identified genetic variants associated ...

A Roman-era skeleton discovered in southern England has finally given up her secrets after more than a decade of debate.

Researchers from the Faculty of Engineering at The University of Hong Kong (HKU) have developed two innovative deep-learning ...

Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is a common type of bacterium that is usually harmless to many people, but for others can cause potentially life-threatening infections. Now, a new study gives a ...

There is no doubt that science is advancing by leaps and bounds, allowing us to resolve doubts and answer questions that ...

Biologists have uncovered a new mode of communication inside cells that helps bacterial pathogens learn how to evade drugs.

By Dr. Priyom Bose, Ph.D. By analyzing bowel movement frequency in more than 268,000 people, researchers uncover how thiamine ...

Nicholas Harvey, PhD, is an early career biomedical scientist with expertise in molecular genetics, bioinformatics, and statistical genetics. His research has spanned exercise genomics, mitochondrial ...

A genetic study reveals that it is not coffee itself, but how long caffeine remains in the blood, that influences the risk of diabetes.