Modern day obsessions with healthy eating and fat-free foods for fitness is not new; it goes back to the ancient Greeks and ...

Mitochondria are the body's "energy factories," and their proper function is essential for life. Inside mitochondria, a set ...

From seasonal intimacy schedules to open-air nudity, ancient Greco-Roman thinkers had no shortage of theories on how to stay ...

The sacred yellow serpents of Asclepius, the porieas, symbolized healing, renewal, divine power in ancient Greek medical and ...

Ancient DNA has revealed a genetic link between the cultures of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, according to research ...

Forty years after the first effort to extract mummy DNA, researchers have finally generated a full genome sequence from an ...

The oldest known Egyptian DNA sample, from a man who lived between 4,500 to 4,800 years ago, offers new insights into the ...

Forty years after the first effort to extract mummy DNA, researchers have finally generated a full genome sequence from an ...

From ancient vertebrates to modern medicine: Tracing cellular energy evolution to improve rare disease diagnosis by Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (F.S.P.) ...

In China, researchers studying the burial site of one of the world's most well-preserved mummies also unearthed what's ...

New research breaks down the way coffee helps support longevity, and it has to do with a cellular process called AMPK. Here's ...

Ayurveda, the ancient Indian system of medicine, isn't just for adults. Almost everyone in the world right now is stressed, ...