For the first time in the United States, scientists have edited the genes of human embryos, a controversial step toward someday helping babies avoid inherited diseases. The experiment was just an...

The vat is studded with gauges, hoses and pipes. Inside, it's hot - just under 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Sugar and other nutrients are being pumped in because, inside this formidable container, there is...

Your speech may, um, help reveal if you're uh ... developing thinking problems. More pauses, filler words and other verbal changes might be an early sign of mental decline, which can lead to...

A South African girl born with the AIDS virus has kept her infection suppressed for more than eight years after stopping anti-HIV medicines - more evidence that early treatment can occasionally cause...

I first came in touch with yoga at my university's gym 15 years ago. Its stress-releasing effects, together with a good work-out and some positive twist on my mind, made for love at first sight. I...

Lactose intolerance is becoming a condition that more and more people are becoming aware of. Those affected are not able to consume milk sugar - lactose - because their intestines do not either...

Pillows that track your snoozing patterns? A bed that adjusts based on how much you twist and turn? Companies are adding more technology into their products, hoping to lure customers craving a better...

In a nutshell, what is SHE Malta? SHE - Social Hub Entrepreneurs - aims to bring together all women living in Malta, whether already established in business, just starting up or looking to do so,...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Thurka Sangaramoorthy, University of Maryland and Joseph B. Richardson,...

Colon cancer. Uterine cancer. Pancreatic cancer. Whatever the tumor, the more gene mutations lurking inside, the better chance your immune system has to fight back. That's the premise behind the...