Cancer is a disease of the genome, according to Dr. Elli Papaemmanuil, computational oncologist at MSK. By looking at the ...

Osteosarcoma is a type of aggressive bone cancer that most commonly affects children and young adults between the ages of 10 and 20, during times of rapid bone growth. Although rare, it has a ...

Radiation -induced mutations may not be the reason for the genetic differences between dog populations living near the ...

This breakthrough discovery holds the potential to pave the way for more effective treatments for those affected by this ...

As if his puffy snowsuit wasn’t cute enough, his darling boots and hat only make it better. Ted (@thehandsomebean) is a ...

Two new compounds may be able to treat retinitis pigmentosa, a group of inherited eye diseases that cause blindness. The ...

Learn more about how researchers zoomed in on the genomes of Chornobyl's dogs.

A team of Japanese scientists has discovered the gene that determines the fur color of calico cats, which are characterized ...

Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a rare and progressive form of dementia that primarily affects people between the ages of 40 ...

“I called my colleague at the B.C. Centre for Disease Control and arranged for urgent testing for the H5N1 test, which is for ...

Feral dogs living near Chernobyl differ genetically from their ancestors who survived the 1986 nuclear plant disaster—but ...

A new study reveals a mutation mechanism in osteosarcoma, promising advances in treatment and prognosis for this challenging ...