These are rare, special families of genes that duplicated themselves before our last common ancestor ever existed. Here is ...

Our brains age along with the rest of our bodies, and as they do, they produce fewer new brain cells. Now, researchers have found a key mechanism through which the typical age-related decline in ...

Researchers uncovered a genetic variant that disrupts lipid metabolism, creating a causal chain that increases Parkinsons ...

Muscles make up nearly 40% of the human body and power every move we make, from a child's first steps to recovery after ...

People are twice as likely to inherit their lifespan than was previously thought, according to a team of researchers led by ...

Parkinson's disease is a complex neurodegenerative disorder. The causes are still unclear, but about 10 to 15% of cases are ...

Researchers have elucidated key steps in the ubiquitin tagging of the mutated huntingtin protein, providing hope for future ...

Researchers at Texas A&M are pairing a widely used ingredient with advanced medical technology to develop new treatments for ...

There is no known cure for Huntington's disease. A genetic mutation creates harmful proteins that accumulate and cause the disease's typical symptoms. A team from the Department of Human Genetics at ...

A major international study shows that increasing a naturally occurring molecule can help restore memory in animal models of ...