Telling Alzheimer's and dementia apart might be as simple as watching how people walk, a new study suggests.

Scientists have invented a robotic device called eNose that can sniff out particles in the breath of patients with advanced lung cancer and then recommend the best treatment strategy

Researchers say they’ve found a single protein that explains why Ebola is so deadly

A new paper picks out 85 unique genetic traits that let whales and others cetaceans become aquatic 50 million years ago.

DNA from an ancient woman’s remains have established a genetic link between modern-day Indians and the Indus Valley Civilization’s people

Scientists find a type of bacteria that can produce alcohol in the human gut, in rare cases causing people to get drunk without ever drinking.

Over 250 Neanderthal Footprints Reveal Clues to the Ancient Humans’ Social Lives

Human hearts have evolved for endurance, and we need it to stay healthy, suggests a new study comparing the hearts of humans, chimpanzees and gorillas, which found the human heart can change shape to reflect more of a chimplike structure when people don’t do endurance exercise.

The death of a prominent scientist can actually help their field

Scientists used CRISPR to create albino lizards - the first-ever gene-edited reptiles