Three scientists are honored for developing a class of blockbuster weight-loss drugs. Is a Nobel prize on the way?

New studies show that first-born daughters really do have it the hardest — and that's great news for the rest of us.

One of this year's coveted Lasker Awards has gone to Zhijian "James" Chen, a scientist behind a key immune-system discovery.

A study published in the Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology has discovered more than 3,600 chemicals ...

From doctors' offices to family gatherings, larger-bodied people report being bombarded with unsolicited advice about their ...

A high-powered U.N. advisory body says global governance of artificial intelligence is “imperative” and is urging the United ...

Native Americans living in coastal Northern California during the Mission era were presumed to experience high rates of ...

Like many veterans, Victor Carl Honey was neglected by the government after serving in the U.S. Army for 10 years, spending ...

A new way of looking at tooth enamel could give scientists a path to deeper understanding of the health of human populations, from the ancient to the modern.

Knowing more about cell frequencies in the body could be critical to understanding human health and diseases—especially cancer, which occurs when cell numbers are thrown off balance by rapid division, ...

A new way of looking at tooth enamel could give scientists a path to deeper understanding of the health of human populations, from the ancient to the modern. The method, published this ...

An initial DNA test of a body believed to belong to Joseph Couch, the suspected gunman behind southern Kentucky's Sept. 7 ...