Late-onset Alzheimer's disease (LOAD) is the most common form of dementia, with symptoms appearing after age 65. Since carriers of clusterin risk alleles have an increased likelihood of developing ...

Science writer Mary Roach chronicles both the history and the latest science of body part replacement in her new book. She ...

STORY: This prototype prosthetic foot is designed to simulate the anatomy of a real human foot. :: Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia Researchers think it could be a game-changer for people with limb ...

In researching her latest book, Mary Roach came to believe that “even the simplest part of the human body defies efforts to ...

Taste receptors are specialized proteins that facilitate the sense of taste. There are different groups of receptors for ...

Every Friday afternoon, 60 students cram into three laboratory spaces. Those labs have a distinct smell: ethanol and other chemicals, preserving four human cadavers. More than half of the 60 students ...