A genetic mutation commonly found in cancer patients may also affect how the human body develops in the womb, according to ...

Parkinson's disease causes both movement and cognitive deficits, and for a long time both were thought to be caused by the ...

For centuries, we’ve thought of these changes as part of the "genetic lottery," something we can't control. Science is now ...

Researchers at the University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital have developed a promising new immunotherapy targeting the ...

Unlike other tissues in the human body, human eggs don't pick up as many mutations in some of their DNA as they age. The findings from a new study ...

Researchers in Berlin have used base editing to repair mutations that cause the kidney disorder ADPKD in cells from both mice ...

Concern surrounding the highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 influenza virus currently circulating in dairy cows in the United States is growing. A total of 58 human cases have been reported as of ...

The first time the seemingly healthy woman gave birth, she went into heart failure. She recovered and went on to deliver her ...

Are humans evolving more through culture than DNA? A new study explores how medicine, technology, and institutions may guide ...

California researchers say the world may be just one genetic tweak away from human-to-human transmission of the H5N1 bird flu virus — a worrisome mutation that could open the door to widespread human ...

These changes in its genome favor the virus's ability to spread and adapt to mammals, such as cows. In March 2024, an ...

Two key gene variants may have made early domesticated horses more tame and more physically resilient to bearing a rider, researchers report August 28 in Science. The resulting horses were among the ...