The Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium said goodbye to a long-time inhabitant and "gentle giant" of a snake. The zoo announced the ...

Researchers have described how the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus genetically adapts to humans, including mutations that allow some strains to evade the immune system and become resistant to ...

Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is the leading cause of epilepsy-related mortality. Although the underlying ...

Like many cancer patients, Michael Wolff wanted answers. But, like many cancer patients in 2015, he wasn't getting them.

While most known types of DNA damage are fixed by our cells’ in-house DNA repair mechanisms, some forms of DNA damage evade repair and can persist for many years, new research shows. This means that ...

Diabetes mellitus, more commonly known as diabetes, actually consists of many different types. Learn more about the ...

A groundbreaking study has unveiled how Staphylococcus aureus, a bacterium often found in humans, evolves and survives, ...

The most detailed study to date on the mechanisms by which a common type of bacterium, Staphylococcus aureus, adapts to ...

The newly unveiled database showcases the genome sequences of healthy individuals from 99 ethnic populations of the country, ...

One of the ways that it spreads is through a common (and gross) symptom: projectile vomiting, which is one sure-fire way for ...

Bobtail cats are unique, playful felines with short tails due to natural genetic mutations. Breeds like Japanese Bobtail, ...