For decades, cancer research has focused heavily on genetic mutations, but another theory argues that abnormal chromosome numbers may play a much bigger role than previously recognized. The idea dates ...

C EGFR T790M gene variant face roughly 25 times the lung cancer risk of noncarriers, according to the largest-yet study of ...

Every time a cell divides, its chromosomes must be distributed correctly between the two daughter cells. Central to this process is the centromere, a specialized region of the chromosome. The ...

Over 55 million people worldwide are living with the devastating reality of dementia, but researchers have now identified ...

Horizons moderator William Brangham explores more with Robert Kolker. I'm William Brangham and this is "Horizons." Over 55 ...

A Louisiana couple says their baby girl has been defying the odds since birth. Wren Michelle Roberts was born with a rare ...

Scientists have made significant strides toward unraveling the complexities of cancer in domestic cats, an area previously ...

The human genome is an easy place to get lost. Only 2% of its three billion letters encode proteins, and the rest is diabolically hard to decipher. An artificial-intelligence-generated ‘atlas’ of the ...

For over a decade, Ruth has written for multiple outlets providing patient education, including Health. She has written for health student education companies, collaborating on an anatomy textbook ...

Twenty-five years after the draft of the human genome sequence, genomics has revolutionized many areas of biology, the diagnosis of familial and early-onset diseases, and the development of targeted ...