To do that, they focused especially closely on a subset of 45,000 people whose blood samples had been subjected to what is ...

The isolated Tsimané people of the Bolivian jungle have the healthiest hearts and brains that age more slowly than their Western counterparts. Researchers believe their unique balance of diet, ...

Why did humans start speaking? Scientists suggest genetics played a big role — and they say the evolution of this singular ability was key to our survival.

A new approach reveals genetic interactions that contribute to heart defects. Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at ...