Study in mice and human cadavers hints that a brain-protective gene in the chromosome becomes more active with age.

“In typical aging, women have a brain that looks younger, with fewer cognitive deficits compared to men,” said Dr. Dena Dubal ...

DNA segments that can move from one part of the genome to another—are key to bacterial evolution and the development of ...

Ezra Izer discusses the genetic analysis that has supposedly identified Jack the Ripper ...

How did humans evolve brains capable of complex language, civilization, and more? The answer could lie in exceptional DNA.

UCSF researchers may have discovered how the female brain remains resilient in aging, answering an age-old question of how ...

How did humans evolve brains capable of complex language, civilization, and more? Scientists at UC San Francisco recently ...

Scientists are exploring gene editing as a way to correct trisomy at the cellular level. Using CRISPR-Cas9, researchers ...

A special edition of the journal Science focuses on women's health, including links between estrogen and dementia, at a time ...

"You either have XX or XY chromosomes," Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., wrote Feb. 20 on X. "Those are the options." Most commonly, a person is born with two X chromosomes (female) or an X and a Y (male).

A study of artificial human and chimpanzee nerve cells revealed how faster-evolving DNA gives neurons the ability to build ...