Scientists are still trying to understand why our Neanderthal DNA hasn't all been eliminated by natural selection.

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Social media is designed to be addictive, jurors in a landmark trial against two of the largest social media companies have found. Research in recent years has increasingly suggested a causal link ...

Summary: A massive study of over 2.2 million individuals has fundamentally redefined how we understand the genetics of addiction. The research reveals that most genetic risk for substance use ...

Most of the genetic risk for developing a substance use disorder comes from genes that broadly affect how our brains process rewards, regulate impulses and weigh consequences – not from genes that ...

In her tell-all memoir, Kids, Wait Till You Hear This!, Minnelli, 79, recalls taking Valium to deal with the stress and pain of her unimaginable loss after Garland died of a drug overdose in 1969. The ...

TUCSON, Ariz. — A Q-tip, a tissue and a pizza crust. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. To investigators, this seemingly innocuous ...

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TUCSON, Ariz. — Investigators looking to track down Nancy Guthrie’s suspected kidnappers are turning to a relatively new technology that has been attributed to solving some of the most prolific ...

An Ice Age double burial in Italy has yielded a stunning genetic revelation. DNA from a mother and daughter who lived over 12,000 years ago shows that the younger had a rare inherited growth disorder, ...