New 3D genome maps reveal how DNA folding controls gene activity, offering fresh clues into disease and cell function.

Scientists identify measurable cellular changes that flag higher cancer risk more than a decade before tumors appear. In ...

In a landmark effort to understand how the physical structure of our DNA influences human biology, Northwestern investigators and the 4D Nucleome Project have unveiled the most detailed maps to date ...

Every cell depends on proteins to function and stay healthy. These proteins are made inside the cell from amino acids but ...

Although it also performs some functions in men, estrogen, the main female sex hormone, is involved in a myriad of processes, ...

Taken together, these advances suggest that part of age-related immune decline is driven by specific, potentially reversible ...

One of the biggest quests in biology is understanding how every cell in an animal's body carries an identical genome yet ...

As the body grows, the immune system starts losing its strength. Inside the weakening immune system, the populations of ...

One of the biggest risk factors for developing liver cancer is a high-fat diet. A new study from MIT reveals how a fatty diet ...

The cellular therapy landscape continues to evolve beyond hematologic malignancies, now making significant progress in solid ...

A fatty diet doesn’t just damage the liver — it rewires its cells in ways that give cancer a dangerous head start.

What makes someone a "morning lark" or a "night owl?" Why does jet lag hit us so hard, and why do some people struggle each ...