Your search for long-lost cousins could open you up to "genetic hacking." And unlike credit card information, you can't just cancel your old genome and get a new one.

People with dementia who had a parent with the condition tend to develop symptoms years earlier, and even sooner if both parents had it.

New findings on cellular sleep suggest it's not as harmless as once thought. Finding the "dimmer switch" could be a way to fight aging, say researchers.

Principle-based framework aims to support the needs of scholars, reflect MIT principles, and advance science.

US chemists have turned plastic into motor oil, but the scientific battle to break down the tide of plastic waste continues.

Doctors used to prescribe bedrest for people with heart failure, but research with swine suggests working out can boost heart artery health.

A new report on human trafficking in metro Atlanta indicates factors that place homeless youth at risk.

The company claims a quantum computer has surpassed conventional devices for the first time.

Cambridge researchers have captured the visible nanostructure of living wood for the first time using an advanced low-temperature scanning electron microscope.

After a hysterectomy, doctors often prescribe women twice as many opioids as they use. There may be a simple way to change that without losing pain control.