Dutch researchers report that they’ve linked three genes to subtle variations in human eye color.

When you start to mind-wander, you start to gate the information even at the sensory endings, you basically close your eyelid so there’s less information coming into the brain.

Increasing your intake of olive oil may help protect against ulcerative colitis, a new study finds. This study found that people whose diet was rich in oleic acid were far less likely to develop ulcerative colitis.

Breast cancer survivors who smoke are at increased risk for a second cancer, a new study shows.

Scientists have identified the way a simple amino acid makes human teeth strong and resilient.

Insufficient sleep duration and sleep disruption have been linked to weight gain, diabetes and early mortality in the long term, researchers say.

The brains of infants as young as 7 months show a sensitivity to the human voice that’s similar to what’s seen in adult brains, a new study finds.

Eating a diet high in vegetables, fish, fruit, nuts and poultry, and low in red meat and butter may reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, new research finds.

People with memory loss can still ‘remember’ feelings associated with happy and sad experiences, a new study has found.

The effects of poverty, from crowded housing to insufficient heat and an uncertain diet, combine to lower the chances that infants and toddlers will be healthy and grow normally, new research suggests.