A naturally occurring gene called Cyclin A2 (CCNA2), which turns off after birth in humans, can actually make new, functioning heart cells and help the heart repair itself from injury, including a ...

Scientists have identified hundreds of genes that may increase the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease but the roles these ...

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

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

Scientists have uncovered a key role for the protein “Frazzled” in building and maintaining the rapid neural connections that allow fruit flies to react in milliseconds.

A fatal genetic incompatibility between Neanderthals and modern humans may have hastened the extinction of our ancient ...

A new medication for treatment-resistant depression may help a subset of people who carry a specific genetic marker.