Even after years of warnings, millions of older Americans with dementia are still being prescribed risky brain-altering drugs—often with no clear…

The legendary “Little Foot” fossil may be an entirely new human ancestor. An international team of scientists led by researchers from…

A blood test may detect Crohn’s disease years before it strikes—changing how the condition is predicted and prevented. Researchers at Sinai…

Blinking may seem like a mindless habit, but new research suggests it plays a role in how closely we listen. Blinking…

Brazil’s oldest people may be revealing hidden biological secrets behind extreme human longevity. A Viewpoint published on January 6 in Genomic…

Your sense of owning your own body may depend on the rhythm of your brain waves. A new study from Karolinska…

A new material makes lithium batteries longer-lasting and more efficient—great news for electric cars and clean energy storage. Batteries power much…

A pulsar’s gentle twinkle is revealing how space quietly bends and delays the signals we receive from the cosmos. For about…