A new study shows human immune systems differ across populations, raising new questions for medicine and global drug research ...

An international research team reveals new molecular mechanisms associated with pathogenic mutations in the protein ...

People carrying at least one APOE4 allele have a higher risk of Alzheimer's disease. People who carry two alleles have the highest risk, leading some researchers to suggest that APOE4 homozygotes have ...

After eight weeks with a new set of gut microbes, mice can begin to show brain gene-activity patterns that resemble the ...

Maternal prenatal stress related to natural and human-made disasters can lead to epigenetic modifications in offspring, ...

Early detection of declining forest health is critical for the timely intervention and treatment of droughted and diseased ...

Researchers have unveiled a way to flip genes back on without slicing into the genome, a shift that could make CRISPR far ...

This valuable study identifies a novel regulator of stress-induced gene quiescence in C. elegans: the multi-Zinc-finger protein ZNF-236. The work provides evidence for an active mechanism that ...

A recent study finds that certain psychiatric disorders have considerable genetic overlap. But these genes aren’t the whole ...

Hair loss and graying, the earliest visible hallmarks of skin aging, result from the functional decline of hair follicle stem ...

A high-fat diet does more than overload the liver with fat. New research from MIT shows that prolonged exposure to fatty ...

Theresa Gaffney is the lead Morning Rounds writer and reports on health care, new research, and public policy, with a particular interest in mental health, gender-affirming care, and LGBTQ+ patient ...