New research into how the body repairs damaged DNA is opening fresh debate about how long humans could live. A newly studied protein may play a key role in slowing aging and preventing disease.

His method of locating genes in human DNA allowed researchers to find disease-causing genes, and later to map the entire, ...

The recent death of Dawson’s Creek star James Van Der Beek from bowel cancer, aged just 48, highlighted a worrying trend: cases of early-onset cancer are rising. Research recently published in The ...

A protein found in bowhead whales, one of the longest-living mammals on Earth, could help improve how human cells repair DNA, according to new research from scientists at the Albert Einstein College ...

A common oral bacterium tied to gum disease may help spark and fuel breast cancer, according to new research. Scientists discovered it can travel through the bloodstream to breast tissue, where it ...

The model has the potential to transform the ability to study telomere biology, learn more about human aging, and ultimately help people preserve better health as they age.

Streptococcus pneumoniae is a main cause of bacterial pneumonia worldwide. It can also cause ear and sinus infections and, in ...

Cells face constant threats from inside and out. Thus, they’ve evolved sophisticated stress response pathways such as the unfolded protein response (UPR), ...

Stephen Paul Gale is on trial for the rape of two Framingham store employees in 1989. The case went unsolved for years, until ...

Cancer’s strongest gene switches push DNA into damaging overdrive, creating repeated breaks and repairs that may fuel tumor ...

(NYSE: PFE) today announced positive topline results from the Phase 3 TALAPRO-3 study of TALZENNA ® (talazoparib), an oral poly ADP-ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibitor, in combination with XTANDI ® ...

Dermatologists explain what UV rays, whether from the sun or a tanning bed, do to the skin. A tan might look nice, but it's a ...