Identifying and classifying gene mutations—which are the permanent changes in a person's DNA genetic code—are critical in ...

Sleep is one of the best things you can do for your brain. Learning and memory rely on tiny changes in your synapses, and good-quality sleep helps those changes stick. Without enough rest, synapses ...

The lost link in a gene called ARHGAP36 makes it so that the cells in orange felines produce lighter colors for their skin, ...

Many mothers-to-be understand how it important it is to look after their health - even before becoming pregnant. A mother's ...

Identifying and classifying gene mutations - which are the permanent changes in a person's DNA genetic code - are critical in better understanding, and with research, eventually treating or preventing ...

A nonprofit called the n-Lorem Foundation is working on developing an individualized treatment that targets the genetic cause of rare diseases.

Scientists at the McGovern Institute and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard have reengineered a compact RNA-guided enzyme ...

Biologist and physician Ana María Cuervo and paleoanthropologist Juan Luis Arsuaga reflect on whether age-related decline can ...

Two new studies found that a small, missing piece of DNA located next to a specific protein resulted in orange fur coloration ...

A newly identified mutation dramatically raises prostate cancer risk in Ashkenazi Jewish men and may increase sensitivity to ...