A new study suggests that some modern brain malformations may be linked to Neanderthal ancestry. Researchers have found that ...

Recent research suggests that some of these genetic variants inherited from Neanderthals could be linked to autism spectrum ...

Research shows that many humans have Neanderthal DNA. People with European or Asian backgrounds have 1% to 2% and as much as 4% if they are from East Asia — thanks to human-Neanderthal ...

DNA from Neanderthals has small, but detectable effects on humans today, ... Six weird traits which show you have Neanderthal DNA: From being a SMOKER to having straight hair.

New research suggests that modern conditions may trace back to Neanderthal skull traits we share with our extinct cousins.

If you regularly experience headaches, dizziness, balance problems and blurred vision, our Neanderthal cousins could be to ...

Neanderthals and humans interbred roughly 50,000 years ago, and yet many of us still harbor their DNA in our cells. A reconstruction of a Neanderthal woman by Dutch artists Andrie and Alfons Kennis.

Nowadays, Neanderthal DNA occupies, on average, 2% of the genomes of people outside Africa. However, the frequency of Neanderthal DNA that codes for beneficial traits may be as high as 80% in some ...

A study from a multi-institutional research team has found that Neanderthal DNA can actively influence some human traits, particularly those involved in immunity. The research, published in eLife, ...

Neanderthals mixed with humans a long time ago, but after they died out their DNA lived on in a large segment of the human population. A new study reveals that lab-grown brain tissue contains bits ...

"Humans picked up some Neanderthal DNA through interbreeding, while the Neanderthal population, always fairly small, was ...