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A team of researchers at VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center has identified a new pathway through which mutations in the tumor suppressor p53 gene—found very frequently in human tumors—hijack DNA ...

For many facing a cancer diagnosis, the "why" can be the most elusive piece of the puzzle. When Lauren Yerkes was diagnosed ...

Aging is associated with increased risk for nearly every lung disease, including acute conditions like pneumonia and chronic diseases like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, idiopathic pulmonary ...

(Yevgen Timashov/Getty Images) Health risks posed by synthetic chemicals in our environment could potentially linger in our ...

A grueling road trip led to an extraordinary experiment at UConn's Rankin Seawater lab that discovered how inverted ...

CRISPR gene drives bias inheritance in pests, advancing population-level control while raising questions about resistance and ...

SINGAPORE, March 5 — From December, Singaporeans identified as high risk for hereditary breast and ovarian ...

Scientists have discovered a potential path out of devastating genetic bottlenecks that could help these Australian animals, ...

Azetukalner, a Kv7 potassium channel opener, reduced the frequency of focal onset seizures by a placebo-adjusted rate of 42.7 ...

A Hyderabad-based anaesthesiologist, Dr Karthik Deegutla, has highlighted the critical importance of sharing family medical ...