Researchers have found a protein that connects GLP-1 agonist drugs to long-term, broad genomic responses that can promote pancreatic health and resilience. GLP-1s are building a reputation as ‘wonder ...

Chloride ions, best known for helping cells maintain fluid balance and electrical stability, may also play a more direct role ...

Stem cells are the body's ultimate shape-shifters, sustaining tissues by balancing two competing demands: maintaining their ...

New Study Links Common Sweeteners to Long-Term Metabolic Changes Across Generations That “zero-calorie” sweetener in your ...

In back-to-back studies published in Nature, researchers from Purdue University and Columbia University report a naturally evolved gene-editing system that can activate genes, offering an advantage ...

This important study advances a new computational approach to measure and visualize gene expression specificity across different tissues and cell types. The framework is potentially helpful for ...

Not all parts of our genetic code are equal, even when they appear to say the same thing. Scientists have discovered that ...

Lifestyle-behavioral factors and socioeconomic status play an important role in shaping healthy aging, but their effects may differ depending on the individual's DNA, according to a new international ...

Some researchers hold that evolution hasn’t much altered humans in the past 10,000 years. A new analysis of ancient DNA ...

Plants rely on gene regulators to grow, flower, reproduce, and survive drought, disease, and other environmental pressures.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich — There is a rare gene mutation linked to sudden cardiac death and heart failure called phospholamban (PLN). It may not be very common worldwide, but likely more so in West Michigan ...