Male and female brains begin developing differently in the womb. Here's how genetics, hormones, and prenatal biology shape brain structure, behaviour, and mental health outcomes before birth.

Can vitamin D protect telomeres? Research suggests it may reduce inflammation and oxidative stress linked to cellular aging.

The scientist is author of one of the most influential works in the history of tumor research ...

In my previous opinion column I looked at the difference between “sex” and “gender”, and how, rather than being binaries, they exist on a spectrum. In short, sex refers to one’s physical or ...

A tiny jellyfish found in the ocean possesses an extraordinary ability to reverse its life cycle. This creature can transform ...

In human cells, DNA carries chemical or "epigenetic" marks that decide how genes will be used in different tissues. Yet in a ...

A research team at the IPK Leibniz Institute has developed a method that enables the detailed observation of female ...

Life doesn't arrive in neat chapters. It flows, one conversation bleeding into the next, one thought quietly reshaping the one that follows. Yet our brains do something remarkable: they preserve a ...

Did you know men can lose their Y chromosome as they age An expert explains how this genetic glitch impacts your heart increases disease risk and the lifestyle changes that can slow it down ...

Centromeres play virtually the same central role across the entire tree of life: They ensure the faithful segregation of ...

Researchers at the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences (LMS) and Imperial College London have shown for the first time that, before they can start developing into egg and sperm cells, the embryonic ...