Is the key to living over 200 hidden in the icy sea of the Arctic? The bowhead whale, an 80,000-kilogram insulating blubber ...

Medical Watch Digest for Oct 30 CTE causes DNA damage A brain disorder associated with chronic repeated head blows, may also ...

Organisms like eukaryotes and prokaryotes have sophisticated mechanisms of DNA repair after damage. Failure of repairing the DNA damage is considered to be the cause of induction of cell death, ...

Scientists discover a byproduct of sucralose that can damage DNA, raising new questions about the safety of artificial ...

A new study in fruit flies describes how an animal's gut reacts differently to beneficial microbes versus harmful pathogens. A pathway known for repairing damaged genetic material, called the ...

King’s College London researchers discovered that parts of our DNA once thought to be “junk” can actually help destroy cancer ...

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 ...

Our cells constantly receive DNA damage from factors such as ultraviolet rays, irradiations, toxins and chemicals. For women, that can lead to poor egg quality, which in turn can cause infertility, ...

Normal metabolic activity produces reactive oxygen species (ROS) that, if not eliminated, can damage cellular components. As a result, ROS from overactive mitochondria are frequently cited as a source ...

A gut toxin that’s been linked to colorectal cancers for more than two decades may be contributing to the sharp rise of the disease in younger people, according to landmark research published ...