The obesity rate has been steadily climbing and so have scientific efforts to understand why. A new study, published in ...

The team used human stem cells to create embryo-like structures dubbed “hematoids” that mirror some features of early human ...

S cientists have discovered huge, mysterious pieces of DNA in the oral microbiome — the population of bacteria and other ...

Past studies show that human aging doesn’t necessarily happen at the same pace throughout our life. There is still much to discover about the aging process, especially when it comes to how it impacts ...

Spaceflight makes certain human stem cells age faster, a new study has found, furthering scientists’ understanding of the potential effects of space exploration on the human body. Stem cells are found ...

An important study based on global analysis says that women with metabolic syndrome have a significantly higher risk of ...

According to the new study, HIV achieves this with a tissue-specific approach, cloaking itself in a host cell's DNA by ...

While Alzheimer’s disease is mostly considered a disorder of the brain, emerging evidence suggests that the condition also affects other organs of the body. Working with the laboratory fruit fly, ...

A pathologist is a doctor who looks at bodies and body tissues. They run tests in a lab and often work in tandem with other medical specialists to diagnose medical conditions. Pathology is broken up ...

Share on Pinterest The human body experiences rapid changes around age 50, according to a new study. Maskot/Getty Images Past studies show that human aging doesn’t necessarily happen at the same pace ...