Genetic factors play a role in as much as 10% of all cases of breast and ovarian cancer. And yet, according to a new study ...

The history of breast cancer can be traced back several millennia, but the standard of care has remained relatively unchanged ...

“Even the population with the highest risk of developing breast cancer (those with genetic mutations such as BRCA1 or BRCA2), ...

Collaboration to help increase awareness of the power of genetic testing when it comes to learning about personal health ...

Alison Cupples opted for surgery when she found out she had inherited a faulty version of the BRCA2 gene after losing her mum ...

There are two widely used interactive tools to screen for risk: Tyrer-Cuzek Risk Assessment Calculator (also called the IBIS model) and the Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool (BCRAT, also known as the ...

Did you know that both men and women can get breast cancer? Additionally, this cancer isn’t solely linked to age, and the ...

A research team describes how they engineered an efficient new enzyme that can produce a synthetic genetic material called threose nucleic acid. The ability to synthesize artificial chains of TNA, ...

However, breast cancer is traditionally associated with older women above 50, but data shows that the disease is increasingly affecting younger generations. In fact, breast cancer is among the most ...

Two scientists won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine on Monday for their discovery of microRNA, tiny bits of genetic ...

Lynne Maquat, a biochemist, has received two prestigious awards for her work around the role of RNA in diseases.

Two US scientists, Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun, have won the 2024 Nobel prize in medicine for their discovery of microRNA—a ...