A new study suggests that lifespan might be 50% heritable — although for now, it's hard to know if the finding applies across diverse populations.

Health Sciences independent study or research gives you the opportunity to work with a faculty member to complete a literature review or do laboratory or field research on a project of your choosing ...

Scientists are developing a microneedle patch that they hope could someday simplify IVF hormone delivery. They've tested it ...

Air pollution is fuelling a rise in the commonest form of lung cancer among non-smokers, hitting women and people in southeast Asia particularly hard, according to a study published on Tuesday. Lung ...

Aluminum in childhood vaccines is a target of vaccine skeptics, who blame the ingredient on myriad health concerns. But a study of more than 1 million people, published Monday in the Annals of ...