The root causes of most forms of Alzheimer's disease largely remain a mystery. Now, researchers have revealed a new piece of ...

Cancer cells have special adaptation mechanisms that allow them to proliferate despite changes in their genetic makeup.

Scientists have discovered that some tiny segments of RNA thought to be junk instead have a functional role in suppressing production of certain messenger RNAs and appear to help cells respond to ...

UMD researchers have discovered key mechanisms in gene regulation that could improve the design of RNA-based medicines.

The shortfin mako shark is on the brink of extinction due to overfishing, yet genetic analysis reveals that Atlantic ...

Two new studies represent a big step toward developing innovative molecular therapies capable of disrupting the ...

For years, Joseph L. Goldstein, chairman and professor of molecular genetics at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, and his University of Texas medical center colleague ...

“Many researchers and clinicians are excited by the prospect of using 'polygenic risk scores' in the clinic, which are an aggregation of an individual's molecular genetic risk for a given ...

molecular genetics, protein chemistry and related methodologies. Current classification systems of pituitary neuroendocrine tumors (PitNETs) rely on histological hormone staining and transcription ...