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

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

Study results advance understanding of how human cells evolved and could help point to new solutions for patients with rare genetic diseases.

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 ...

Biomodal reports methylation sequencing is expanding the window for early detection.

Rare, deadly, and often missed, some skin cancers develop in areas that rarely see the sun. Scientists are still learning about them, but here's what we know.

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

Humans and chimpanzees share a close evolutionary relationship, genetically linking us. As a result, the two species can pass ...

Researchers say never-smokers living in more polluted cities have significantly more mutations linked to malignancy ...

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