Our cells rely on tightly regulated signaling pathways to control when they grow, divide and survive. When these regulatory ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Genetic mutations aren't always a bad thing. A groundbreaking new study suggests that mutations on a single gene may actually be ...

A team of researchers led by Professor Akitsu Hotta (Department of Clinical Application) developed a comprehensive framework ...

A study published in Cell Stem Cell reveals that some mutations in blood stem cells might help protect against late-onset Alzheimer's disease. A team led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine ...

Researchers have found that a genetic mutation associated with a rare group of blood cancers does not always result in ...

The ability of mutations to cause cancer depends on how fast they force cells to divide, Sinai Health researchers have found. The research findings, published in Nature, have implications for ...

A new single-cell profiling technique has mapped pre-malignant gene mutations and their effects in solid tissues for the first time, in a study led by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine and the ...

In simple terms: a mutation is a stable change in genetic sequence that can be copied when cells or viruses replicate. Most mutations have no detectable effect, some contribute to disease, and a small ...

Although viruses are known to undergo continual mutation, not all genetic alterations have a significant effect. Sometimes, a ...

Germ cell tumors (GCTs) are a heterogeneous group of neoplasms that predominantly affect adolescents and young adults. Notably, geographical disparities in GCT incidence exist, with higher rates ...

New research suggests that autoimmune diseases may be driven by DNA mutations in immune cells that remove the natural brakes on the immune system. It reveals a previously hidden role for somatic ...