The headline figure of lifespan being around “50% heritable” risks being misunderstood as meaning genes determine half of a ...

Although DNA is tightly packed and safeguarded within the cell nucleus, it remains continually at risk of damage from normal ...

A new study found that your genes can determine the impact of thiamine on your gut. Foods like black beans, pork and cereal ...

Although DNA is tightly packed and protected within the cell nucleus, it is constantly threatened by damage from normal ...

Many factors influence how long you live, such as diet, exercise, smoking, drinking, environment and other variables. It also ...

The researchers took a “safety-first” approach. They deliberately excluded all viruses that infect humans or animals from the ...

DENVER, Jan. 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CRISPR gene-editing, and related genome engineering technologies, are reshaping industries from medicine to materials, with breakthroughs in treating genetic ...

Researchers at the new Center for Brain Health at UT Health San Antonio are studying midlife testing for early-onset dementia with blood-based biomarkers to see if they can detect disease activity up ...

What if a cup of coffee could help treat cancer? Researchers at the Texas A&M Health Institute of Biosciences and Technology ...

For the first time, the tools to rewrite human biology are moving from speculative fiction into regulated clinics and ...

Imagine tweaking the DNA of Hawaiian songbirds so they no longer die from the avianmalaria that has wiped out half of the islands’ native bird species. Or altering the genes of amphibians, so they can ...

Several round plastic containers rest on a surface, and each contains a small, striped frog. Juvenile Australian southern corroboree frogs at the University of Melbourne laboratories Credit: Tiffany ...