Parrot genome analysis reveals insights into longevity, cognition

Parrots are famously talkative, and a blue-fronted Amazon parrot named Moises—or at least its genome—is telling…

New imaging tools that trace key breast cancer enzymes may help guide therapies

A set of emerging diagnostic tools may help identify breast cancer patients who are most likely…

What does expanded Medicaid mean for the health and work lives of enrollees? A lot

A new study could help states that will soon expand Medicaid, or may add a work…

Newly identified T cells could play a role in cancer and other diseases

Researchers have identified a new type of T cell called a phospholipid-reactive T cell that is…

What sets primates apart from other mammals?

Researchers have discovered information about a gene that sets primates -- great apes and humans --…

Performance on exercise test predicts risk of death from cardiovascular disease and cancer

Performance on an exercise test predicts the risk of death from cardiovascular disease, cancer, and other…

Wild African fruit flies offer clues to their modern-day domestic life

The fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster is quite possibly the most studied organism on the planet. Fruit…

An ancient strain of plague may have led to the decline of Neolithic Europeans

Researchers have identified a new strain of Yersinia pestis, the bacteria that causes plague, in DNA…

‘Chemo brain’ caused by malfunction in three types of brain cells, study finds

In a new study explaining the cellular mechanisms behind cognitive impairment from chemotherapy, scientists have demonstrated…

Acrobatic geckos, highly maneuverable on land and in the air, can also race on water

Asian geckos were observed running over water at nearly a meter per second, as fast as…