Researchers have devised a new tool for discerning between naturally occurring viral outbreaks and those resulting from lab ...

For decades, psychologists believed people with more willpower would be more successful. And children were taught to build willpower like muscles - through practice. But new research shows there's a ...

Imagine a world where the very things that make you unique become a weapon used against you. A world where the beauty of your individuality is twisted into a source of pain. This was the stark reality ...

Every time we feel a gentle tap on the skin, specialized nerve cells convert that physical force into an electrical signal ...

Researchers reviewed how somatic mutations accumulate in normal and diseased tissues, showing that natural selection can expand clones that influence disease risk, tissue adaptation, or cellular ...

An Alabama foster cat with a little something extra — an additional set of ears — has captured the hearts of animal lovers all over the world. Dobby, short for Double-eared Dobby, is a 7-month-old ...

The drug was finally approved in September 2025 through the FDA’s accelerated approval pathway, based on improvement in knee extensor muscle strength, for adults and children with Barth syndrome who ...

Soheil Meshinchi, MD, PhD, a world leader in developing novel approaches to treating acute myeloid leukemia (AML), has been ...

A 10-year Danish study finds puberty is starting earlier in kids, linking the shift to pregnancy, weight, stress, and genetics.

Hunter Syndrome is a rare genetic condition that can cause damage to the body and the brain. It often causes children to pass away in their teens, but a UNC Health ...

"Beast Games" winner Jeff Allen hopes finding a cure for his son's rare disease will unlock new treatments for other brain conditions.

Christina Applegate, 54, is refreshingly frank off-screen. In a recent interview with AARP, she was self-deprecating, almost ...