A team of scientists built a computer model of a critical NER component called the pre-incision complex (PInC) that plays a ...

Parkinson’s disease (PD) affects nearly 2% of adults over 65, making it the second most common neurodegenerative disorder. It ...

Gene mutations in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cells can guide treatment options, and machine learning can rapidly guess the ...

If one of your parents has an autosomal dominant gene mutation, there’s a 50% chance you’ll inherit it. This is why we see the disease in many relatives, but not all of them. Genetic tests can ...

Occupational and environmental exposures can put specific groups of people at higher risk of cancer, including firefighters. A new study by investigators at Mass General Brigham examines a cancer ...

While both are called medullary carcinoma, these cancers differ in many ways: ...

POLG-related diseases disrupt the function of the mitochondria, or "powerhouses" of the cell — starving them of energy.

Discover the unexpected benefits of donating blood. Regular donation may lower your risk of blood cancers and enhance your health.

A low-carb diet can worsen the cancer-causing effects of certain gut bacteria by weakening the gut barrier and altering the ...

A new study from the University of Toronto has found that a low-carbohydrate diet may increase the risk of colorectal cancer ...

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have identified genetic changes in blood stem cells from frequent blood donors that support the production of new, non-cancerous cells.