Scientists have described the youngest therizinosaur fossil from Japan and the first in Asia to have been found in marine sediments.

Metformin prevents immune cells and macrophages from releasing dangerous molecules into the blood that promote heart attacks and strokes.

When should I fit exercise within my daily schedule? For most, the answer depends on our family's schedule and working hours.

Researchers found that when two people are attracted to one another, their heart rates tend to synchronize and their palms sweat together.

Rochester biologists who study the genetics of lifespan suggest novel targets to combat aging and age-related diseases.

A new study has revealed that the immune response system and the lymphatic system of the body are crucial in the heart's ability to repair.

Despite huge variation in lifespan and size, different animal species end their natural life with similar numbers of genetic changes.

Study has revealed that the Alzheimer’s protein amyloid-beta accumulates inside nerve cells spreading from cell to cell via nerve fibres.

Millions of consumers and patients around the world will be heartened by the results of the latest study on cannabis and driving.

Examining trends in the popularity of baby names and dog breeds can be a proxy for understanding ecological and evolutionary change.

Before they enter a classroom, people learn to identify commonplace objects like a “dog” and a “chair” just by encountering them in life.

Drinking a small amount of whey protein before meals has been shown to help people with type 2 diabetes control their blood sugars.

Scientists have known that people with hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol, or obesity have a higher chance of developing Alzheimer's.

Study has shown how moderate egg consumption can increase the amount of heart-healthy metabolites in the blood lowering of heart disease.

Labels like indica, sativa and hybrid—commonly used to distinguish one category of cannabis from another—tell consumers little about them.

The Andromeda galaxy, our Milky Way's closest neighbor, is the most distant object in the sky that you can see with your unaided eye.

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

A new program uses immersive virtual reality to fill the role of a digital dietitian may eventually be able to improve nutrition care.

Horses, pigs and wild horses can distinguish between negative and positive sounds from their fellow species and near relatives and humans.

Planetary systems around binary stars may be very different from those around single stars and might point to extraterrestrial life.