Although not common, the short sleep gene allows the lucky few to enjoy 5 hours of sleep or less a night and still wake up feeling refreshed and ready for the day. As if that wasn't enough of a boon, ...

Recent research has uncovered a fascinating mechanism in the nematode worm C. elegans that could have profound implications ...

Research from UChicago dissects how a single genetic switch helps butterflies mimic wing patterns of other species to protect ...

The vestibular system is responsible for the sense of balance in the inner ear. Prolonged use of toxic substances, such as certain antibiotics or anticancer drugs, can damage the hair cells that form ...

An international research consortium co-led by scientists from Vanderbilt University Medical Center, the University of Toronto and University of Pittsburgh has mapped the functional impact of more ...

While in the big scheme of things DNA is still something we only recently found out about, a huge amount of research has gone into this subject, so it can be confidently said that experts really have ...

Obesity is a global epidemic affecting millions of people every day and is associated with comorbidities ranging from heart ...

In a separate 2024 study, researchers also made mice temporarily transparent. The study, published in Science, showed that ...

Sorghum bicolor is a deep-rooted, heat- and drought-tolerant crop that thrives on marginal lands and is increasingly valued ...

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

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (Duncan NRI) at Texas ...

For the first time, a drug shows effectiveness in adult human brain cells — an achievement long thought impossible.