Down syndrome is a genetic disorder caused by an extra chromosome 21, affecting brain and body development. It leads to cognitive delays, physical differences, and health challenges., Health News - Ti ...

Human biology is not black and white. Although newborns are typically categorized as male or female at birth based on visible ...

Researchers have shed new light on how a type of heart valve disease—aortic valve stenosis—progresses differently in males and females. The research paves the way for treatments that can be tailored ...

A human body functions depends on Earth's gravity, hence the weightlessness of space can have noticeable affects on it, which ...

Women tend to live longer than men and are often more resilient to cognitive decline as they age. Now researchers might have uncovered a source for this resilience: the second X chromosome in ...

SEM images of male and female human aortic valve tissue samples from two healthy patients and two patients diagnosed with AVS. Scale bars, 5 micrometers. A study led by bioengineers at the ...

Brain cells, or oligodendrocytes (green), in the hippocampus are marked with the GFP genetic marker in the mouse brain. These cells often deteriorate during aging. Image credit: Gadek et al., Science ...

In the name of “human enhancement” Mr Johnson and his fellows, who include Peter Thiel and Elon Musk, are exploring life ...

Much was made of the potential health risks that stranded Nasa astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita “Suni” Williams ...