The transplant of older poop actually seemed to boost the health of their ovaries. Consistently, young mice that received poop from old, non-reproductive mice showed improved ovarian function, and ...

A protein best known for its role in Parkinson's disease may help explain why women make up around two-thirds of Alzheimer's ...

Health risks posed by synthetic chemicals in our environment could potentially linger in our germline for generations.

Most people know only two things about the appendix: You don't need it – and if it bursts, you need surgery fast. That basic story traces back at least to Charles Darwin, the English naturalist who ...

WASHINGTON (AP) – "Exercise your brain," experts advise people hoping to stave off dementia. But how? Stretching your brain might be the better description. Do a crossword puzzle a day, and you may ...

For the first time, meteorologists have glimpsed the tiny bursts of ultraviolet light emitted by trees during thunderstorms.

Multivitamins have ignited a fierce scientific debate over whether nutritional supplements are beneficial to our health or a multi-billion-dollar racket.

Physicists in the US say they have created a simulation that, for the first time, demonstrates "ideal glass" is possible, resolving a decades-old paradox.

For most of human existence, listening was closely tied to moments that carried meaning, emotion, or survival.

Japan has approved ground-breaking stem-cell treatments for Parkinson's and severe heart failure, one of the manufacturers ...

Giving birth to more than the average number of children or having no children at all has been linked to a shorter lifespan ...

One of the driest regions in the world is being transformed into a carbon sink through a long-term, large-scale tree planting program, absorbing more greenhouse gases than it emits.