Sections of DNA once dismissed as dormant and useless could in fact be recruited to fight certain types of drug-resistant ...

A research team has discovered that accumulated DNA damage in the retina is a key contributor to age-related macular degeneration and that targeting specific retinal cell types may lead to treatments ...

At times, aging doesn’t become evident in wrinkles or in gray hair, it occurs deep inside your body, in cells that have ...

Tardigrades make a unique damage suppressor protein that researchers are working to harness for medicine, space, agriculture, ...

Researchers have discovered a new genetic link to the most common type of bone cancer among children and young ...

Type 2 diabetes is characterised by chronic hyperglycaemia, which disrupts the balance between reactive oxygen species production and endogenous antioxidant defences. This oxidative stress leads to ...

Irvine, Calif., Dec. 3, 2024 – A research team co-led by the University of California, Irvine has discovered that accumulated DNA damage in the retina is a key contributor to age-related macular ...

Researchers at the University of Würzburg, led by Caroline Kisker in cooperation with Claudia Höbartner, discovered how the protein XPD detects a severe DNA damage and controls its repair. The XPD ...

Gray hair is nothing to be ashamed of. In fact, according to a new study by researchers in Japan, the presence of gray hair ...

Scientists have found that chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), often seen in athletes and soldiers, shows the same kind ...

New research identifies why some cancer patients get heart damage during chemotherapy, offering hope for protecting the heart ...