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Scientists believe they have identified the process that is key to sending stem cells on the path to form distinct tissue types.

Detective doctors have diagnosed more than 100 unsolved cases and named 31 newly identified conditions, helping patients who have sometimes waited years for answers.

Researchers hope that understanding the genetics behind the fast bone growth and mineralization in antler regeneration can provide insight into treating fractures, osteoporosis and other bone diseases.

A study of the genetic and health records of thousands of U.S. military veterans could offer clues for treating heart disease and diabetes.

The relatively rapid evolution of our brains could explain why humans suffer from schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, but animals don’t.

Altering cells could ease a promising cancer therapy’s side effects

Researchers engineer brewer’s yeast to produce a complex drug that’s in short supply

Low levels of the hormone vasopressin could be a biomarker for autism.

Academic research catches fire