Louis XIV's real cause of death has been revealed after a team of researchers studied DNA from his mummified heart. The King ...

When cell division (mitosis) takes too long, it can be a sign that something is wrong with the cells, for example DNA damage ...

Researchers discovered that a tiny structural feature of the enzyme GPX4 helps keep neurons safe. A rare mutation removes ...

Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia, or JMML, is a rare and aggressive childhood blood cancer that mostly affects kids under ...

Radiation from the sun can cause havoc in humans. How do you spot the signs of skin cancer – and protect against it?

A research group has demonstrated that overexpression of Cdc10-dependent transcript 1 (CDT1), a key regulator of DNA ...

Research links variations in the gene GRIN2A to a higher risk of developing schizophrenia and other forms of mental illness.

A virus carried by 95% of adults from childhood may trigger bladder cancer decades later by damaging cells during immune ...

This year, gene-editing technology was customized to fix mutations in a single patient’s genes for the first time.

General childhood infectious virus, called as BK virus may drive bladder cancer by being dormant in kidneys, providing new ...

The first 100 bases of many genes show excess mutations, revealing a major genomic weak spot that shapes disease risk and ...