Scientists say for non-pregnant, otherwise healthy Americans, vitamins are a waste of money because there isn’t enough evidence they help.

Research brought the first evidence of nonrandom mutation in human genes, challenging a core assumption at the heart of evolutionary theory.

Researchers have found that we can predict how well someone can see based on the unique structure of their primary visual cortex.

A drug first developed to treat Alzheimer’s disease, schizophrenia and sickle cell disease shown to reduce obesity and fatty liver.

Researchers and collaborators used their single-cell sequencing tool Perturb-seq on every expressed gene in the human genome.

Researchers have shown that probiotics can support the effect of antidepressants and help to alleviate depression.

Over the last 50 years, malaria parasites have developed resistance to seven drugs, but a new way to identify future antimalarials holds

Cigarette smoking is overwhelmingly the cause of lung cancer, yet only a minority of smokers develop the disease. A new study suggests why.

Researchers developed a method that combines a low-power laser with ultrasound to remove arterial plaque safely and efficiently.

A new antibiotic derived from computer models of bacterial gene products, appears to neutralize even drug-resistant bacteria.

Researchers say they discovered that a special sugar molecule could play a key role in the development of Alzheimer’s disease.

A team of researchers has identified DNA mutations in a gene that senses viral RNA, as a cause of the autoimmune disease lupus.

Posture is an important part of health. Prolonged poor posture, such as slouching or leaning to one side, can lead to pain and discomfort.

Our brains rarely record single memories—instead, they store memories into groups so that the recollection of one memory triggers others.

Engineers have developed the smallest-ever remote-controlled walking robot — and it comes in the form of a tiny, adorable peekytoe crab.

Tomatoes gene-edited to produce vitamin D could be a simple and sustainable innovation to address a large global health problem.

Adding cranberries to your diet could help improve memory and brain function, and lower ‘bad’ cholesterol – according to new research.

Dominant or upright postures can help people feel - and maybe even behave - more confidently, according to a new study and analysis.

Researchers developed a new gene-editing platform called transcription activator-like effector-linked deaminases, or TALED for short.

Statins have been hailed as a wonder drug; the cholesterol-lowering drugs have been prescribed to tens of millions of people since the 1980s