What determines how long we live—and to what extent is our lifespan shaped by our genes? Surprisingly, for decades, scientists believed that the heritability of human lifespan was relatively low ...

Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis are investigating the conversations that happen between grandparents and grandchildren in the St. Louis area. As humanity prepares to take its first ...

Animal models have long shaped how biomedical research is conducted. They have influenced how diseases are studied, how ...

So far, the accomplishments of these so-called AI scientists have been mixed. On the one hand, AI systems can process vast datasets and detect subtle correlations that humans are unable to detect. On ...

PurdueExtensin Health and Human Sciences (HHS) provides education to people of all ages in Indiana's 92 counties on the topics of food, family, money, and health. The community is our classroom - ...

Scientists published more than three dozen papers as part of the Human Cell Atlas, an effort to map the human body cell by cell. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Our communities thrive because of the dedicated, passionate leaders who work with local organizations, aging adults and families. You could be one of them! UW’s human development and family sciences ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A recently-published study revealed that scientists grew human-like teeth in a pig's mouth by using a mix of human and pig DNA. The new study, published in Stem Cells Translational ...

Whether gathering berries, hunting, or fishing, humans searching for food make decisions not only based on personal ...

Creating human eggs from adult cells just got one step closer to reality. A technique used in cloning combined with fertilization and a bit of chemical coaxing caused human skin cells to produce eggs ...

The five-part series premieres Wednesday, September 17, at 9pm ET/8C on PBS, and will also be available for streaming at pbs.org/nova, NOVA on YouTube, and the PBS ...