A genetic breakthrough reveals why mental health conditions often occur together. New research identifies five disorder ...

A young woman who lived nearly two millennia ago along the southern coast of England has been the center of scientific ...

Viral DNA that is usually dismissed when sequencing the human genome could help to uncover useful information about complex ...

A new study shows that cancer damages its own DNA by pushing key genes to work too hard. Researchers found that the most ...

A study published in Nature looks at genetic determinants of persistent Epstein-Barr virus DNA and associations with chronic conditions. Prof Lawrence Young, Virologist and Emeritus Professor of ...

As people age, their immune systems deteriorate. This makes them more susceptible to infections and can mean that vaccines ...

For decades, scientists believed that DNA strands under stress would form knots, tangling into chaotic shapes. But new research led by the University of Cambridge shows otherwise: when put under ...

The human genome is made up of 23 pairs of chromosomes, the biological blueprints that make humans … well, human. But it turns out that some of our DNA — about 8% — are the remnants of ancient viruses ...

Scientists have uncovered new clues about why diabetic foot infections can become so severe and difficult to treat. By ...

A new UCLA Health study has discovered in mouse models that genes associated with repairing mismatched DNA are critical in eliciting damages to neurons that are most vulnerable in Huntington's disease ...

Forensics experts gather DNA to understand who was present at a crime scene. But what if the crime occurred in the middle of ...

Harmful genetic changes in sperm become substantially more common as men age because some are actively favored during sperm production, new research has revealed. In a landmark study published today ...