Scientists investigating rising cases of colorectal cancer in younger adults uncovered a surprising difference in the physical properties of colon tissue. Credit: Shutterstock Younger colorectal ...

Aging may affect the gut in unexpected ways, but the microbes living there could hold clues to reversing some of those effects. New research shows how younger microbial communities may help restore ...

Among women over 60, greater muscle strength, measured with straightforward clinical tests, was associated with a meaningful reduction in mortality risk. Credit: Shutterstock A large study of older ...

A surprising energy imbalance in the brain and blood cells may offer a new way to detect and treat depression earlier.

Scientists have uncovered surprising complexity in a tiny sensory structure found in comb jellies, some of the oldest animals on Earth.

Pregnancy is known to reshape the brain, but new research reveals that these changes do not stop after the first child.

Researchers propose that the key to identifying consciousness in animals and AI lies in understanding how their information processing systems work.

Severe COVID or flu may quietly raise lung cancer risk—but vaccines appear to stop the damage before it starts.

Scientists have uncovered evidence that repeated training reshapes specific brain circuits in ways that may be essential for building endurance. Credit: Stock Endurance improvements from exercise ...

A newly mapped form of superconductivity in uranium ditelluride emerges only under extremely strong magnetic fields, defying long-held expectations about how superconductors behave.

Scientists have uncovered the oldest known genome of the bacterium responsible for syphilis, revealing a previously unknown lineage that existed thousands of years ago in the Americas.

An unexpected signal in several major dairy studies suggested that people who ate more ice cream sometimes had a lower risk of type 2 diabetes, a result scientists did not expect, and still cannot ...