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A new biobank with stem cells from both healthy individuals and those affected by disease, aims to contribute to increases understanding of how certain disease arise.

In a study published in The New England Journal of Medicine, a research team has found a link between a genetic mutation that affects cellular oxygen sensing and a patient’s limited exercise capacity.

A new study published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry outlines how an antiviral drug that is currently being tested in patients with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), remdesivir, works.

A new method for detecting point mutations has been developed which can be applied in living cells, offering a rapid, highly accurate and inexpensive means of identifying mutations relevant to human health.

Researchers have systematically mapped skin cells and their genetic programs, creating a detailed molecular atlas of the skin.

If you want to reduce levels of inflammation throughout your body, delay the onset of age-related diseases, and live longer - eat less food. That's the conclusion of a new study by scientists from the US and China that provides the most detailed report to date of the cellular effects of a calorie-restricted diet in rats.

Scientists have detected that the gene behavior of Presenilin1, which was previously overlooked, could potentially lead to a new way to diagnose Alzheimer's earlier.

A toxin released by a common type of bacteria found in our guts could contribute to bowel cancer, according to a new study.

Researchers from the University of Maryland School of Medicine’s (UMSOM) Institute for Genome Sciences (IGS) have created VIRGO (human vaginal non-redundant gene catalog): the first genomic catalog of the vaginal microbiome.

With a new CRISPR gene-editing methodology, slowed disease progression, improved muscle function and extended lifespan in mice with an aggressive form of ALS.