A 24-year-old chimp in Japan has a genetic disorder similar to Down Syndrome in humans, researchers have found. Kanako is only the second chimpanzee known to have the chromosomal defect trisomy 22.

In the wake of the germline editing controversy, when Chinese scientist He Jianku illegally edited the embryos of human twins ...

Alger Small Cap Focus Fund reviews Q4 2025 performance and the impact of the artificial intelligence capital cycle. Read the full analysis for more details.

Delivering a healthy baby usually involves a supportive community encouraging the mother-to-be and her family as they bring a new life into the world. Sophia Murphy’s birth in 2022 felt a little ...

Last week, a glum but introspective Jordan Westburg discussed his injury, the latest in a long line of afflictions that have hampered his past two seasons and could impact another. As he did, the ...

Laughter is good medicine. Too much laughter may cause laugh syncope, a rare condition characterized by a transient loss of ...

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Researchers at the University of Michigan, Harvard and Duke argue in a new study that ultraprocessed foods, from packaged snacks to sugary beverages to ready-to-eat meals, aren't simply junk food or ...

Generally, a person is born with 2 sets of chromosomes (46 chromosomes). So, what if the fetus has 69 chromosomes (three sets)? This condition is called triploidy. A fetus with this extra chromosome ...

Objective To determine if communication disorders (1) increase the risk for common mental and physical health conditions and (2) if risk varies by age of onset (≤25 years (developmental) or >25 years ...

Down syndrome happens when a baby gets an extra copy of chromosome 21. More than 200,000 people in the United States live with Down syndrome. Typical health issues for people with Down syndrome ...