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A new study suggests that the popular dietary technique intermittent fasting (IF) is less effective that traditional daily dieting at reducing body fat.

Research suggests that two compounds originating from hops can help thwart a dangerous buildup of fat in the liver known as hepatic steatosis.

Researchers have discovered how mutated cells promote their chances in order to form cancer.

Researchers have identified genetic variant discrepancies between the two human reference genomes, creating guidance for laboratories to take advantage of an improved human reference genome.

A research team led by Washington State University scientists analyzed the epigenetics — molecular factors and processes that determine whether genes are turned on or off — of a group of Poecilia mexicana fish, or Atlantic molly, that live in springs naturally high in hydrogen sulfide, which is normally toxic to most organisms.

Researchers have discovered several bacteria from the Atlantic Ocean that use DNA as a food source.

Researchers have investigated the evolution of bacteria in the human gut microbiome using metagenomics.

In the childhood brain disorder polymicrogyria, the cortex of the brain has many irregular, small folds (gyria) and disorganization of its layers. A new study has revealed how a complex interplay of genes causes the disease.

What happens in the brains of people with opioid use disorders (OUD)? The answer has remained elusive to science. To address this issue, researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have conducted the largest transcriptomic (the study of all the RNA molecules within a cell) study to date using postmortem brains from people with OUD.

Researchers have demonstrated that pancreatic cancer patients with mutant KRAS-addicted tumors could benefit from treatment with a CDK inhibitor.