Neurogeneticists have discovered a novel genetic mutation and associated buildup of toxic proteins in the brain -- a type of buildup distinct from amyloid or tau, proteins that have long been the ...

A CRISPR-based system that erases itself from fly populations may offer a safer approach to tackling insecticide resistance ...

Reports of a flu-like virus called HMPV in China have sparked online misinformation, including posts with tens of thousands of shares that falsely claimed HMPV and Covid-19 had "cross-mutated" into a ...

The root causes of most forms of Alzheimer's disease largely remain a mystery. Now, researchers have revealed a new piece of the ...

St. Jude researchers reveal that moderate levels of mitochondrial DNA mutations boost leukemia growth by increasing metabolic plasticity, while high mutation levels shut down tumor development. They ...

Study results indicated that controlling diabetes with insulin helps to prevent the emergence of antibiotic-resistant S.

Antibiotic resistance is fueled either by new bacterial mutations or by acquiring resistance ... and of molecular virology and microbiology at Baylor University said in a statement.