Tanning beds promise a quick glow, but a new study says the real cost is written deep into your skin. Researchers have found ...

The immune system provides constant surveillance for the body, aiming to spot and eliminate disease-causing microbes or ...

Researchers are targeting dormant tumour cells that might explain why some cancers reappear long after successful treatment.

A major evolutionary theory says most genetic changes don’t really matter, but new evidence suggests that’s not true. Researchers found that helpful mutations happen surprisingly often. The twist is ...

Flu, Mpox and Victorian disease rubella are among the diseases doctors are most worried about for the upcoming 12 months, ...

Humans have undoubtedly bred cats to create certain breeds, but did any of these feline breeds emerge naturally?

This study offers important insight into the pathogenic basis of intragenic frameshift deletions in the carboxy-terminal domain of MECP2, which account for some Rett syndrome cases, yet similar ...

Three start-ups are aiming to create gene-edited babies. Columnist Michael Le Page has no doubt that editing our offspring ...

Blood cancer is an umbrella term for a variety of diseases that affect the blood, bone marrow and lymphatic system. Like most ...

At 47, Todd Leach learned he carries a genetic mutation that significantly raised his risk for a rare stomach cancer. He had ...

Innovative research into the gene-editing tool targets influenza’s ability to replicate—stopping it in its tracks.

George: The phase 1/2 study is evaluating a new compound called DCC-3009. It is a drug that was designed specifically to work ...