DNA is the blueprint of life. Genes encode proteins and serve as the body's basic components. However, building a functioning ...

The disease is usually diagnosed at the advanced stage, but this could be a 'complete game-changer' ...

Nearly four decades after the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, scientists have identified subtle genetic mutation clusters in the children of exposed fathers. By focusing on radiation-specific mutation ...

A new trial will explore if a special medical tampon can help detect the earliest signs of ovarian cancer. The test uses the ...

A new medical tampon may be able to detect the earliest signs of ovarian cancer, scientists have said. Researchers in ...

A reanalysis of whole-genome data from 130 children conceived after the Chernobyl disaster has identified a statistically ...

This approach is called "cancer interception". The idea is simple: target the biological processes that cause cancer long before a tumour ever forms. Researchers are hunting for subtle early warning ...

A team of researchers led by Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons has been awarded an up to two-year $8.7 million contract from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for ...

By Priyanjana Pramanik, MSc. Researchers reveal why lung cancer in people who never smoked is increasing and explore how ...

Cancer researchers are making strides in efforts to use genetic profiling to develop a more precise understanding of the ...