CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Researchers believe they discovered a new type of life form living in the human body that were previously misidentified as viruses. According to a new study from bioRxiv that ...

It took more than 50 years for Marthe Gautier to set the record straight about her discovery of the genetic cause of Down ...

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A recent study conducted by University College London (UCL) found that most people experience their highest levels of ...

Genetic alterations may help mosquitoes adjust to climate change, shifting the distribution of mosquito-borne disease in a warming planet.

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This story appears in the July 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine ... if scientists can’t figure out what’s causing those eye issues, “we just might have to send an all-women ...

Chronic illnesses such as cancer and infections can exhaust the immune system, impairing the effectiveness of T cells, its primary defense. Research has discovered a rare type of immune cell ...

For the study, 20 participants without any hearing problems were recruited. Long believed to be inactive or vestigial, scientists believe that the muscles behind the human ear are actually ...

Scientists have found an elusive third form of magnetism that could help solve a longstanding puzzle about superconductors. Researchers have obtained the first conclusive evidence of an elusive ...

It’s long been believed that women are the chattier sex. Now, a new study finally reveals the truth. Researchers at the University of Arizona recorded more than 2,000 people to find out if ...