New research has found that going grey may not just be a sign of ageing, but it could also be the body’s way of protecting ...

Learn how tardigrades are able to tolerate extreme radiation with a unique protein that unwinds their DNA.

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By stimulating cancer cells to produce a molecule that activates a signaling pathway in nearby immune cells, MIT researchers ...

This review in Food Science & Nutrition synthesizes evidence showing that walnuts (Juglans regia L.) exert potent antioxidant ...

The same cellular renewal that keeps our bodies healthy might also fuel the growth of cancer. A UC Merced biologist has found that the brain could hold the key to stopping it.

Scientists have found vitamin B3 may significantly reduce risk of non-melanoma skin cancers. The building body of ...

Lung Cancer Awareness Month highlights that this disease isn't just for smokers; pollution and genetics also play a role.

Learn more about bowhead whales and how they routinely see out their 200th birthday — and this DNA-repair protein might just ...

Chemists at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have found a new use for deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), not just as ...

Understanding how cells turn genes on and off is one of biology's most enduring mysteries. Now, a new technology developed by ...

The Times tested the blast waves of several popular civilian guns at an indoor range and found that repeated firing could add ...