Gene therapy has been successfully used to treat a number of diseases, including immune deficiencies, hereditary blindness, ...

Researchers screened more than 220,000 single-letter DNA changes, identifying thousands that regulate gene activity in brain, liver, and blood cells. The work sharpens disease risk prediction and ...

Chief Executive Officer Ron Cooper outlined the company’s near-term regulatory and clinical plans for its lead program, ...

To further the quantitative understanding of cellular decision making, Dr. Gregory Reeves and his team in the chemical engineering department have ...

A new study maps millions of cells across organs and shows how aging changes the body in coordinated and surprising ways.

For decades, scientists believed a fertilized egg’s DNA began as a shapeless mass, only organizing itself once the embryo switched on its genes. But new research reveals that the genome is already ...

Older adults with exceptional memories continue to grow new brain cells. A recent study published in the journal Nature shows that this biological process nearly stops in people with Alzheimer's ...

Beyond regulations, there are simple lifestyle changes that can reduce PFAS exposure at home, from avoiding non-stick ...

In 2021, a technology developed at University of Michigan, called Seq-Scope, revolutionized the ability to map gene activity within intact tissue at ...

Scientists have found that a common bacterium that usually lives in the mouth can help stomach cancer grow by feeding tumors with a substance they use as fuel. The discovery suggests that this ...

The lack of evidence in the suspected kidnapping of Nancy Guthrie presents major challenges for law enforcement, but a ...

This chef has Haitian and South Florida roots, but she’s heading to Bravo to represent Georgia’s culinary scene.