A previously unknown type of DNA damage in the mitochondria, the tiny power plants inside our cells, could shed light on how our bodies sense and respond to stress. The findings of the UC ...

Researchers from Karolinska Institutet have discovered how mammalian cells prevent the gradual buildup of harmful mutations in mitochondrial DNA, the small but vital genome that powers every cell. The ...

Millions struggle with depression and anxiety, often enduring long waits for effective treatment. Scientists in Sweden, Denmark, and Germany are developing a genetic test to predict which medications ...

Summer McKesson struggled to breathe for years. Doctors told her it was because her blood would not stop clotting – and they couldn’t figure out why. A single clot alone can be lethal; but the ...

When it came time to start a family, Sarah Elizabeth Orlando, 33, knew she would go about it differently. Before she was born, an in-utero amniocentesis had confirmed she carried the gene for fragile ...

When Maggie Wright's family adopted Jake from the Burnett Humane Society in January, they thought they had a good idea of what breed of dog he was. "According to the shelter, he was picked up as a ...

The royals are currently gathered at Balmoral for their annual summer holiday—including Princess Anne's son Peter Phillips and his new fiancé Harriet Sperling. And apparently Harriet is currently ...

In 1969, when my mom was an infant, her mother, Amanda, disappeared one day and was never heard from again. “I spent my entire childhood wondering what happened to her,” my mom, Zoyda, explained to me ...

The UK's pioneering licensed IVF technique to reduce the risk of mitochondrial diseases carried out in Newcastle has seen eight babies born, research shows. All eight babies show no signs of having ...

Olivia Munn, who previously claimed that a breast cancer risk assessment test saved her life, announced on social media this week that it also saved her mother’s life. "My mother was diagnosed with ...

But whether patients should be getting the tests—as some already are—is not yet clear. New blood tests can detect cancer recurrence earlier than traditional scans, potentially giving doctors and ...

When a woman decided to get her rescue dog a DNA test, she could never have predicted the heartbreaking turn it would take. Dimyana Hanna, from Los Angeles, had never planned on adopting a dog. That ...