Ever looked in the mirror and wondered why you’ve got those tiny cheek holes or why you can see colors your friends can’t? It ...

Scientists at Mount Sinai have developed a new artificial intelligence system (AI) that can predict not just whether a ...

A single microscopic change in our DNA can permanently alter how the brain is built, locking in developmental problems that ...

Artificial intelligence has just redrawn the map of our genome’s control room, revealing hundreds of thousands of tiny DNA ...

This study offers important insight into the pathogenic basis of intragenic frameshift deletions in the carboxy-terminal domain of MECP2, which account for some Rett syndrome cases, yet similar ...

EMILEE Joe Napier’s world fell apart when her little boy was diagnosed with one of the world’s rarest brain disorders. Bertie ...

New research finds that indoor tanning raises the risk of developing melanoma by nearly threefold, and alters your DNA.

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Undergoing ultraviolet light sessions is as harmful as exposing yourself to the sun without any sunscreen. To understand why ...

Researchers have discovered how cells activate a last-resort DNA repair system when severe damage strikes. When genetic ...

When Heidi Tarr was a teenager, she used a tanning bed several times a week with her friends because they all wanted to glow ...