Evidence links the gut microbiota and fertility to women’s reproductive health, influencing hormone metabolism, and ...

Researchers at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) have imaged a heritable form of bacterial symbiosis inside the ...

Feminists and conservatives are uniting in a global push to end surrogacy, sparking fierce debate over bodily autonomy and ...

When Dr. Stephen Thaler asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider the human authorship requirement for copyright protection last month, ...

If your parents' bone repair genes never turn on, you still inherit them, and you heal. But if they don't teach you to ski, ...

Contemporary agricultural practices make it difficult to prevent consuming chemicals and potentially causing harm to the body ...

In a groundbreaking study, scientists from the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) have ...

Human egg cells are often prone to chromosomal errors. As women age, the error rate increases sharply—and can contribute to ...

"People don't realize how much these clinics hold together the local health system until they're gone," said the head of Maine Family Planning clinics.

Leading scientists and bioethicists are urging the creation of an international oversight body to monitor advances in human ...

A company’s plan to edit the genomes of human embryos worries some researchers — but it might reflect the changing attitudes towards the controversial approach.

The FDA is asking drug manufacturers to remove black box warnings on hormone replacement therapy for menopause, which could ...