Researchers report that certain movement-related symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease may originate in the peripheral nervous system rather than the brain.

A large-scale genomic study published February 19 in Science has produced the first comprehensive map of the feline ...

Scientists at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) and their colleagues are shedding new light on a tumor's earliest ...

Why does the same genetic mutation cause a severe brain malformation in some patients but not in others? Researchers from the ...

New research from Boston Children’s Hospital, published in Cell, finds that the brain’s resident immune cells, microglia, ...

As the body ages, cells naturally accumulate dozens of genetic mutations each year. New research from Boston Children's Hospital, published in Cell, finds that the brain's resident immune cells, ...

Dangerous new clade of bird flu is mutating to infect more animals throughout Europe so a UK government-backed trial is ...

Is Alzheimer’s a form of "brain cancer" of the immune system? A new study links cancer-driving mutations in microglia to ...

This unusual goat displays a rare developmental deformity that gives it facial proportions strikingly similar to those seen in humans. Such cases are often caused by genetic mutations or disruptions ...

Researchers at Umeå University have identified two human cell proteins, NUP98 and NUP153, that play a crucial role in how ...

From the ability to detect the smell of wet soil to the scent of ripe fruit, the human olfactory system has evolved over ...

A surprising discovery from high-altitude animals like yaks and Tibetan antelopes could reshape how we treat nerve damage in humans. Scientists found that a genetic mutation helping these animals ...