DNA's iconic double helix does more than "just" store genetic information. Under certain conditions, it can temporarily fold into unusual shapes. Researchers at Umeå University, Sweden, have now shown ...

A study published in the journal Science reveals how jumping fragments of human DNA, a type of genetic parasite, destabilize the cancer genome. Unstable genomes are a fertile playground for cancer ...

Many people assume shelters only house mixed‑breed dogs, but one Reddit post is telling a very different story. Shared by user WereBully, the post features images of a brown spaniel dog swimming, ...

A 23-year-old Clearwater woman was diagnosed with an extremely rare ovarian cancer containing neurological tissue. Doctors at Moffitt Cancer Center identified the tumor as an ependymoma, a type ...

The increased size of, and lesser blood supply to, a key brain structure in patients with Long COVID tracks with known blood markers of Alzheimer’s disease and greater levels of dementia, a new study ...

In Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, a protein called tau can pile up inside brain cells and form toxic clumps. Those clumps help drive memory loss and other symptoms. Yet some neurons seem to ...

Figure 1: Immunodetection of the RhAG and RhGK proteins expressed in yeast. We obtained antibody to the carboxy terminus of the RhAG protein by immunizing rabbits with a synthetic peptide (aa 389–408) ...

The strategy that rewarded companies for hoarding cryptocurrencies is now punishing them.