A team of scientists at Duke University made a mouse just a bit more human. They didn’t give it speech or opposable thumbs.

Duke University Medical Center-led research has identified a human-specific DNA enhancer that regulates neural progenitor ...

Researchers have identified a promising strategy to improve memory and brain cell function in models of 22q11.2 Deletion ...

A small segment of human DNA boosts brain size and complexity, revealing both the origins of intelligence and its ...

Scientists say they've put together a molecular toolkit that could be used to treat a variety of brain diseases, possibly ...

Two of the traits that set modern humans apart from non-human primates are taller stature and a higher basal metabolic rate. Researchers have identified a genetic variant that contributed to the ...

The protein DNase1 is one of the oldest biological agents in history: It has been on the market since 1958 and is now used, among other things, to treat cystic fibrosis. However, it takes considerable ...

Two of the traits that set modern humans apart from non-human primates are taller stature and a higher basal metabolic rate.

That presented a potential problem; regulators have been strident that genetic therapies demonstrate an infinitesimal risk of altering the human germline ... Working with a mouse model of ...

The protein DNase1 is one of the oldest biological agents in history. It has been on the market since 1958 and is now used, ...

Researchers say, “It turns out SSRIs don’t just make our brains happier; they also make our T cells happier—even while ...