Alzheimer's disease, a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that affects millions worldwide, has a long preclinical stage.

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It doesn't matter where you're from or what cultural background you have – about 90 percent of people are right-handed.

A biotech company that aims to resurrect lost creatures said Tuesday it has hatched live chicks in an artificial environment ...

More than 20 years ago, four female beluga whales were kept together at the New York Aquarium of the Wildlife Conservation ...

In the middle of Laos, an ancient mystery bulges from the sweeping plains and intermittent forests of the Xiangkhoang Plateau ...

Knowing how the body burns fat is crucial to understanding all kinds of metabolic systems – for regulating body temperature, ...

We're all a certain number of years and months and days old, but alongside this chronological age is a biological age: the ...

The explosion of a reactor in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant 40 years ago in April 1986 was one of the biggest human-made ...

Two large gold deposits discovered in China may hold a collective mass of over 2,000 metric tons (2,200 US tons) of the ...

Simple, reliable tests to identify cognitive decline earlier in life and track it over time can make a real difference to ...

Scientists have spotted two humpback whales that made separate, record-breaking crossings between Australia and Brazil.