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A study has revealed that certain areas of the brain are larger in moderately and highly active people, providing a protective effect against neurodegenerative diseases.

With the advent of rapid whole genome sequencing, children presenting with an intellectual disability or developmental delay are recommended to have their DNA sequenced to identify the underlying genetic cause.

According to a study, the genes involved in coronary heart disease appear to be the same across all major racial and ethnic backgrounds.

Analyzing the diversity of RNA transcripts in human tissues has enabled researchers to characterize how differences in genes and the environment manifest in the transcriptome.

University of Bristol research could lead to better detection of the most common type of malignant brain cancer.

The genetic mutation that leads to hereditary hemochromatosis – a condition where the body absorbs too much iron – also causes iron build-up in the brain, increasing the risk of movement disorders.

A wearable device has been designed that uses a computer algorithm to measure and interpret mental activity from electrodermal activity in the skin.

A new study by researchers at the University of Oxford and Tufts University suggests that the onset of Alzheimer’s disease may be triggered by the activation of two common viruses.

A research team recently invented an accurate rapid-testing device that can quantify and display the antibody level as a length of a visual bar, like a mercury thermometer, in as few as 20 minutes.

Researchers have developed an instrument that can be clipped on to a smartphone to rapidly test for Zika virus in a single droplet of blood.