New research published in Nature Communications into hidden mutations in mitochondrial DNA has uncovered how high mutational levels coincide with later life and link to aging markers. Mitochondria are ...

Somatic DNA mutations cap human lifespan at 146–194 years, even if science eliminates every other cause of aging, new ...

Researchers have refined a powerful DNA sequencing tool that can uncover hidden mutations that occur naturally in our bodies as we age. In the largest study to date, they have used the tool to provide ...

A pathogenic BRCA result is presented as clinically actionable information that enables risk stratification, anticipatory guidance, and self-advocacy rather than determinism about cancer development.

Emily Kramer-Golinkoff can’t get enough oxygen with each breath. Advanced cystic fibrosis makes even simple things like walking or showering arduous and exhausting. She has the most common fatal ...

Researchers have refined a powerful DNA sequencing tool that can uncover hidden mutations that occur naturally in our bodies as we age. In the largest study to date, they have used the tool to provide ...

While most known types of DNA damage are fixed by our cells’ in-house DNA repair mechanisms, some forms of DNA damage evade repair and can persist for many years, new research shows. This means that ...

Smoking remains the leading cause of lung cancer. But a growing number of people who have never smoked are now being ...

Marek's disease can be pervasive in chicken houses. Chickens infected by this highly contagious viral disease often develop tumors, become paralyzed and die. They can shed the virus through their skin ...

In utero gene therapy uses prenatal genetic screening to identify fetuses with lethal mutations and delivers corrective genes ...