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The genes that boost fertility mean you’re more likely to die younger, according to a new study.

Could you survive a day like Jack Bauer has on the Fox television show "24?" Maybe not, and it might not be just because you lack counter-terrorism training. People are known to differ markedly in their response to sleep deprivation, but the biological underpinnings of these differences have remained difficult to identify.

Herpes simplex virus (HSV) is extremely common, affecting nearly two-thirds of the world's population, according to the World Health Organization.

Genetic disorders in India: Here are the common types of disorders, their risk factors and role of IVF and PGT in preventing transmission | Health

In the year 2000, the draft of the human genome was completed. Scientists were finally ready to tread into what had been the dark matter of human DNA. Even with a single reference map to work with, everything changed, as the age of human genomics was born. Drawing the map of DNA was a decades-long...

Humans can benefit significantly from symbiotic relationships with probiotics-;live bacteria and microorganisms that influence the gut microbiota.

Study in the International Journal of Obesity reveals that BMAL1 deletion in mice protects against obesity and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease caused by a high-fat diet, highlighting its potential as a therapeutic target.

A new paper says genes in modern humans that can be traced to Neanderthals may contribute to some people being “early risers.”

Smoking shrinks the brain, according to a study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

A new research paper was published in Aging (listed by MEDLINE/PubMed as "Aging (Albany NY)" and "Aging-US" by Web of Science) Volume 15, Issue 22, entitled, "Tat-heat shock protein 10 ameliorates age-related phenotypes by facilitating neuronal plasticity and reducing age-related genes in the hippocampus."