Your body is a collection of cells carrying thousands of genetic mistakes accrued over a lifetime—many harmless, some bad and ...

A genetic mutation is an alteration in the genetic code found in DNA. A mutation changes the specific instructions of the gene, coded through small components of DNA. Because a genetic mutation ...

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have published results that shed new light on an old question: what causes aging at the molecular level? Their findings, published ...

Can pollution cause it? What about inflammation? And how do tumors spread? Here’s what scientists are learning about this ...

In a groundbreaking shift in our understanding of mutations, researchers have discovered types of DNA damage in healthy cells ...

For years, scientists have focused on amyloid beta buildup as the main culprit in Alzheimer’s disease, but a new study suggests the real problem might lie in a stalled protein-cutting process in the ...

A study in the journal Pharmaceuticals has uncovered how specific genetic mutations in α2δ-1 and α2δ-3 proteins linked to autism spectrum disorders (ASD) alter neuronal functionality.

Scientists studying an aggressive cancer that affects thousands of dogs annually have uncovered a genetic signature that ...