New research suggests that the evolution of the human brain may explain why autism is more common in humans than in other ...

Micronutrients, minerals that are part of the human diet in small amounts, may have influenced human evolution more than ...

Scientists often call it an antenna. This tiny structure, sticking out from the surface of most human cells, is known as the ...

A global study shows human DNA adapted to local minerals like zinc, iodine, and magnesium, shaped by diet and soil.

Clinicians’ ability to diagnose and treat chronic diseases is limited by scientific uncertainty around factors contributing ...

A group of scientists has sequenced the genome of a man who was buried in Egypt around 4,500 years ago. The study offers rare ...

A new genome-wide study uncovers evidence of the first three-way relationships between human genetic variation, variation in the fungal component of the human microbiome - known as the mycobiome - and ...

Clinicians' ability to diagnose and treat chronic diseases is limited by scientific uncertainty around factors contributing to disease risk. A study published September 2nd in the open-access journal ...

Summary: A new study suggests that autism may be linked to the rapid evolution of brain cell types unique to humans.