A research team has identified a new gene as a cause of an inherited heart condition that affects one in 500 people.

Research has shown that a variant of the human growth hormone receptor gene (GHRd3), may help people survive in situations where resources are scarce or unpredictable.

A new study by a team of scholars from Germany, Italy, USA, Denmark and the UK, sheds light on the origin and legacy of the enigmatic Etruscans with genome-wide data from 82 ancient individuals from central and southern Italy, spanning 800 BCE to 1000 CE.

For advanced cancers, integrated DNA analyses may help pinpoint overlooked mechanisms that cancer cells use to metastasize, which may be promising targets for therapy development.

A research project has been awarded a Breast Cancer Research Program Breakthrough grant from the US Department of Defense and aims to bring novel therapies from the laboratory bench to the help of patients suffering from metastatic breast cancer.

Researchers have published the genome sequence of a unique individual from Islamic medieval Spain. The results have shed light on a brutal event that took place.

A new project will evaluate various aspects of a developing pregnancy in cattle applying genetic knockout technology.

A protein called Oct2 has been identified as the master regulator behind the development of antibody-producing cells. The findings may help understand how certain cancers arise.

Estrogen receptor α (ERα) plays a key role in several breast cancers. New research in Cell reports that in addition to its activity in the nucleus, it can also help cancer cells overcome anticancer mechanisms and develop resistance to treatment.

Scientists have used tools enhanced with AI to successfully propose a new combination of drugs for use against an incurable childhood brain cancer.