Researchers found a genetic variant that appears to protect against the development of CHIP, a phenomenon that can lead to ...

As people grow older, their immune systems do not simply slow down, they often become locked into a simmering, ...

A new CRISPR approach can control genes without cutting DNA, opening a safer path for treating genetic diseases. A newly ...

Experiments on an ultra-rare genetic mutation that causes neurodegeneration in children have helped uncover a new mechanism ...

Researchers found a way to boost aging immune systems by turning the liver into a temporary source of immune support signals ...

Know your enemy, know yourself. It’s a centuries-old strategy. But even in the present-day war against cancer, achieving it remains elusive. In many cases, cancer cells blend in with healthy ones.

But in the 1990s the virus that causes AIDS turned out to offer a solution. Researchers discovered how to strip away HIV’s destructive genes and repurpose it as a “lentiviral vector”—a tool to deliver ...

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

In a study led by Jan Korbel at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) and Ashley Sanders at the Berlin Institute for Medical Systems Biology of the Max Delbrück Center (MDC-BIMSB), ...

Immune cells called B cells make antibodies that fight off invading bacteria, viruses and other foreign substances. During ...