Many neurological diseases damage specific parts of the brain, even though the harmful protein involved is present throughout the brain.

Miami scientists at the University of Miami say mitochondrial DNA damage does not simply fade away inside the brain cells hit ...

What do you imagine when you picture yourself turning 100? How about 105 or even 110? Are you frail and bedbound and unable to participate in any of the activities that bring you joy? Or do you ...

Scientists are using cloning and genetic technology to pull endangered species back from the edge, starting with Przewalski’s ...

UNIC Athens has launched its new Evolve Lecture Series with an inaugural lecture by David Sinclair, Professor of Genetics at Harvard Medical School and one of the world’s foremost researchers on ...

Healthy brains may be built through a process of controlled damage and rapid repair. The most dangerous type of DNA damage is a regular feature of healthy early brain development, experiments in mice ...

Across the Chicago area Friday, residents were waking up to devastation, debris, power outages and more after intense storms tore through the area, flattening homes, downing trees and power lines. "It ...

Every time a cell divides, it must copy its DNA with extraordinary precision. But this process is constantly challenged by DNA damage. Among the most dangerous lesions are DNA interstrand crosslinks ...

Iran has reportedly caused billions of dollars in damage to U.S. military assets and bases in the Gulf region, sparking questions about the Trump administration’s transparency regarding potential ...

A cancer drug target already being investigated in clinical trials turns out to be doing something even more consequential than researchers realized. Scientists at Scripps Research have discovered ...

Step into most college classrooms today and you will likely see a familiar scene: slides glowing at the front, a professor lecturing, students scribbling notes or staring at laptops. Despite decades ...

In 1869, Swiss scientist Friedrich Miescher isolated a mysterious substance from cell nuclei—an overlooked finding that would later reshape biology and our understanding of life itself. A ...