University of Queensland researchers have examined taste and smell genes to help determine whether specific foods cause or ...

Scientists at City of Hope have uncovered a gene called SMOC1 that plays a surprising role in the development of type 2 diabetes (T2D) by converting pancreatic cells that normally produce insulin into ...

What makes the human brain distinctive? A new study published in Cell identifies two genes linked to human brain features and provides a road map to discover many more. The research could lead to ...

Scientists' investigation of a rare disorder in a single patient has solved medical mysteries affecting at least 30 people. These patients had a wide variety of symptoms, ranging from developmental ...

A small fish that lives fast and dies young has given biologists a rare look at one of evolution’s oldest bargains. In the ...