A study reveals the secrets behind the rodent’s remarkable ability to live 10 times longer than expected, without cancer or age-related degenerative diseases. When applied to fruit flies, researchers created ‘superflies’
The auxiliary graft functioned well for the first month, but had to be removed due to complications. The 71-year-old patient, who suffered from cirrhosis and liver cancer, died four months later
The International Astronomical Union has named an asteroid after the Victorian stargazer, who studied the skies for 25 years from Cambridge University, but whose work has remained forgotten for more than a century
The Nobel Prize winner in Medicine is investigating genetic changes that could have given our species a competitive advantage, and the possibility of extracting the genome of the Flores hobbit
The former Greek finance minister warns of the dangers of what he calls cloud capital, the driving force behind technofeudalism
Scientists are increasingly drawn to unmanaged colonies of this species, which use a variety of strategies to protect themselves when left to live on their own
An international commission of scientists proposes changes to combat environmental degradation and disease. The key: less animal protein and more plants
Researchers say the catalog has already led to the identification of genetic mechanisms involved in kidney cancer and will help develop personalized treatments in oncology
Patients with this disorder use a strange way to ask for attention: they pretend to be sick
The research, which followed dozens of siblings for nearly half a century, found that physical activity in midlife showed a modest positive association with verbal fluency, but not with other cognitive functions
She revolutionized science since the 1960s with her innovative methods and fascinating discoveries about wild chimpanzees
The Harvard Medical School professor warns of the dangers of new technologies to enhance brain capacity, because what improves some abilities can worsen others
This preliminary work opens the door for infertile women and same-sex couples to have children with their own genetic material
EU-funded researchers are cultivating fungi on agricultural waste to create smarter and greener construction materials able to adapt and react to their environment, and even repair themselves
The satellite’s influence on the reproduction of many animals is well documented, but its impact on humans is debated
A team of scientists describes how malignant cells use ‘highways’ of hardened tissue to spread to other organs, and how blocking two proteins can stop them
Traditional journalists complain that he is an advocate — the same criticism Woodward and Bernstein faced during Watergate
Samples from Spanish supercentenarian María Branyas Morera reveal the keys to her exceptional genetics and provide clues for healthy aging
The researcher, trained at Oxford and Cambridge, explains the interaction between artificial intelligence and the scientific discipline that deals with the nervous system
The US space agency has announced a new schedule for Artemis 2 that will lay the groundwork for the first human landing since 1972
A team of paleontologists has discovered a complete set of fossil remains of one of the megaraptors that lived shortly before the extinction of dinosaurs
A scientific review examines advances in the field and addresses the controversy surrounding new drugs, questioned due to their price and modest efficacy
Camilo de la Fuente Sandoval’s pioneering studies to decipher this disease led him to create an outpatient clinic in Mexico City that provides comprehensive, early, and free care to young people
The genomes of thousands of mosquitoes reveal how the slave trade enabled the spread of the species that transmits dengue and yellow fever, while insecticides have made another malaria vector more resistant
The esteemed scientist, one of the world’s leading experts in molecular biology, explains how disruptions at the cellular level influence health
A small-scale study suggests that patient psychology may limit the effectiveness of GLP-1 agonist medications
New research supports the drunken monkey hypothesis, which links the human attraction to alcoholic beverages to the habits of our primate ancestors
