From the time we are conceived and through old age, genetic mutations accumulate in all our tissues, eluding the body's ...

NIH’s SMaHT Network will chart trillions of somatic mutations to reveal how our DNA changes over a lifetime. In a nutshell ...

Researchers working on an incurable blood cancer can now use a new lab model that could make testing potential new treatments ...

A recent study reveals a strong link between air pollution and lung cancer-driving DNA mutations, particularly in non-smokers.

A groundbreaking study reveals why colorectal cancer rates are soaring in adults under 50. Childhood exposure to colibactin ...

Researchers have identified ways in which chemotherapy can damage healthy cells and found that some drugs can add decades of ...

An international study found that air pollution leads to more cancer-related genetic changes than secondhand smoke.

Many — but not all — of the 21 drugs studied caused mutations and premature ageing in healthy blood, the researchers found.

Research from the NIH’s National Cancer Institute, an agency beleaguered by funding cuts and censorship, finds that ...

Mitochondria are the body's "energy factories," and their proper function is essential for life. Inside mitochondria, a set ...

Exposure to air pollution, other contaminants and traditional herbal medicines may be contributing to the development of lung ...

Mayo Clinic says that Lynch syndrome is caused by genes that are passed from parents to their children. I’ll let them explain: “Genes are pieces of DNA. DNA is like a set of instructions for every ...