Experts have long known that women are at a greater risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. They’re twice as likely to be affected as men.

North Carolina's stricter abortion law, which took effect in July 2023, bans most abortions past 12 weeks in pregnancy. The ...

A neurology expert has said why she believes the menopause may help us learn why women are more likely to be diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease than men.

Multiple myeloma involves a comprehensive approach that combines blood tests, imaging, and bone marrow studies. Learn about ...

When people think of DNA, they usually think of genes, the parts that code for proteins and drive inherited traits. But there ...

Cytologists had been studying chromosome behavior since the late 19th century. Why did it take until 1956 to figure out the correct human chromosome number, thanks to Joe Hin Tjio and Albert Levan ...

As a result, female mammals — including humans — have better-equipped immune systems, in both their innate, generalized ...

An attosecond—or 0.000000000000000001 second—is no time at all for a person. That is not so for electrons, atoms and ...

Trans-European research team discovers how a molecular switch controls DNA packing on time for cell division ...

BACKGROUND: Direct reprogramming of fibroblasts to cardiomyocytes is a potentially curative strategy for ischemic heart ...

A new study has found that psilocin—a compound produced in the body after consuming psilocybin, the active ingredient in psychedelic mushrooms—extended the lifespan of human skin and lung cells in the ...

In biology textbooks and beyond, the human genome and DNA therein typically are taught in only one dimension. While it can be ...