Scientists have long tried to unlock the secrets to helping people live longer at the cellular level, where aging occurs because of the gradual shortening of protective caps called telomeres at the ...

The data suggests that the body's use of nutrient scarcity as a defense mechanism may actually enable bacteria's survival in the long run.

By age 75, a noteworthy 50% of men develop an inguinal (groin) hernia - a bulge that results from soft tissue pushing through a weak spot in the abdominal muscles.

Studies reveal important principles through which the brainstem regulates satiation, and begin to shed light on the neural determinants of meal size.

Neurons found in one of the oldest regions of the brain may control when we stop eating a meal, new research in mice hints.

Study reveals the impact of X chromosome on brain aging in women. Learn how maternal and paternal X chromosome can influence ...

Turing patterns offer insight into (among other things) the patterns we find on animals, whether it’s the splotches on ...

Scientists in China have manipulated embryonic stem cells to create laboratory mice with two male parents that managed to ...

Columbia scientists have found specialized neurons in the brains of mice that order the animals to stop eating. The findings ...

Antibiotics are indispensable for treating bacterial infections. But why are they sometimes ineffective, even when the bacteria are not resistant? In their latest study published in the journal Nature ...

Stem cell engineering and CRISPR were used to create mice with two male parents. Could we use this technique on humans?

Columbia scientists have found specialized neurons in the brains of mice that order the animals to stop eating. Though many feeding circuits in the brain are known to play a role in monitoring food ...