Animal models have long shaped how biomedical research is conducted. They have influenced how diseases are studied, how ...

Our communities thrive because of the dedicated, passionate leaders who work with local organizations, aging adults and families. You could be one of them! UW’s human development and family sciences ...

What determines how long we live—and to what extent is our lifespan shaped by our genes? Surprisingly, for decades, scientists believed that the heritability of human lifespan was relatively low ...

PurdueExtensin Health and Human Sciences (HHS) provides education to people of all ages in Indiana's 92 counties on the topics of food, family, money, and health. The community is our classroom - ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - The Dr. Gwendolyn A. Newkirk Human Sciences building is one of dozens on the University of Nebraska’s east campus, but the story of the woman behind the name is still being ...

Scientists published more than three dozen papers as part of the Human Cell Atlas, an effort to map the human body cell by cell. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Creating human eggs from adult cells just got one step closer to reality. A technique used in cloning combined with fertilization and a bit of chemical coaxing caused human skin cells to produce eggs ...

Modern humans emerged roughly 300,000 years ago, but our genus Homo is much older. So what's the oldest human species on record? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Whether gathering berries, hunting, or fishing, humans searching for food make decisions not only based on personal ...

The five-part series premieres Wednesday, September 17, at 9pm ET/8C on PBS, and will also be available for streaming at pbs.org/nova, NOVA on YouTube, and the PBS ...