For much of the 20th century it was thought that the adult brain was incapable of regeneration. This view has since shifted dramatically and neurogenesis – the birth of new neurons – is now a widely ...

Human expansion in the Amazon increases contact between cities and forests, raising the risk that diseases like yellow fever ...

Human activity continues to expand ever further into wild areas, throwing ecology out of balance. But what begins as an ...

In a new genetic study, scientists have charted the rise of 214 human diseases across ancient Europe and Asia. By Carl Zimmer To prepare for future pandemics, scientists look to the past for clues.

Neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs) represent a profound challenge to global health, characterized by progressive neuronal dysfunction and loss, leading to ...

The promise of genome editing to help understand human diseases and create new therapies is vast, but technological limitations have limited advancement of the field. While existing editing ...