A single microscopic change in our DNA can permanently alter how the brain is built, locking in developmental problems that ...

For decades, autism has been described as a spectrum - an elastic term that stretches from nonverbal children to adults with doctorates.

A major evolutionary theory says most genetic changes don’t really matter, but new evidence suggests that’s not true. Researchers found that helpful mutations happen surprisingly often. The twist is ...

From morning glories spiraling up fence posts to grape vines corkscrewing through arbors, twisted growth is a problem-solving ...

The parents of 7-week-old Dhruvan Gopi were warned he might not survive the night as specialists converged around his crib at ...

Before Todd Leach lost his father to a rare, aggressive form of stomach cancer, his dad gave him one last gift: a genetic ...

Scientists have traced a devastating pattern of brain cell loss in a handful of families to a single, ultra-rare mutation ...

An experimental gene therapy seems to slow the progression of Huntington’s disease by about 75 per cent, and researchers are ...

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times for research in 2025. | It was the best of times and it was the worst of times for research in 2025. Medical breakthroughs and stunning discoveries ...

One of the biggest risk factors for developing liver cancer is a high-fat diet. A new study from MIT reveals how a fatty diet ...

Scientists have long known that mutations in certain genes affecting microtubules in plants can cause plants to grow in a twisting manner. In most cases, these are “null mutations,” meaning the ...

Since its discovery, Alzheimer's disease has been considered irreversible. Consequently, research has focused on preventing ...