When a key protein regulator dials down DNA repair mechanisms, our cells accumulate more mutations, which may cause us to age faster ...

Skoltech researchers and their colleagues from the Pasteur Institute and the University of Lorraine, France, have uncovered ...

Junk DNA” may hold the key to treating tough cancers. Existing drugs exploit weaknesses in cells with gene mutations. Researchers at King’s College London have identified a promising strategy for ...

As September ushers in Cancer Awareness Month, it also brings with it stories of resilience, breakthroughs, and hope. In Pune, one story ...

For decades, scientists have known that bacteria can exchange genetic material, in a process called horizontal gene transfer.

You get older every day. But how old are your cells and organs, really?

President Trump says an old drug that acts like a vitamin can reduce autism symptoms in many children. The science doesn't support that claim.

These beautiful dogs with blue eyes are almost always the result of a happy genetic accident that became a desired trait ...

Science and medicine are incredibly amazing. Thanks to modern science and medicine, we now have lifespans far beyond our Dark ...

Replacing immune cells called microglia holds promise for addressing brain conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease.

Preliminary results from a small trial offer the clearest evidence yet that the brain disease’s progression can be slowed.