In a groundbreaking study, scientists have mapped the most detailed genetic blueprint yet of frailty – the age-related decline in resilience that affects around 40% of people aged 65 and above, ...

A three-person IVF technique has resulted in eight healthy children born without risk of inherited metabolic disease by transferring DNA to donor eggs, researchers announced.

MONDAY, Aug. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- All 23 known species of the bacteria that cause Lyme disease have now been genetically mapped, providing an aid to better diagnosis and research. "This ...

Researchers across three universities are using prehistoric teeth and bones to provide new knowledge of present-day infectious diseases. The joint project between the University of Oxford, the ...

This suggests being consistent with the MIND diet may reduce the risk of HS, dementia and Alzheimer's disease, the authors said.

There's a fresh push to edit the genes of human embryos to prevent diseases and enhance characteristics that parents value. Bioethicists say just because it's possible doesn't mean it should be done.

For decades, the dream of fixing harmful mutations in mitochondrial DNA felt out of reach. Scientists have long known these mutations cause serious diseases that pass down only through mothers ...

Objective Energy-saving sedentary behaviour may be an evolutionarily selected trait that is no longer advantageous. We investigated the associations between genetic liability to sedentary behaviour ...