That point mutation in TKTL1 means that the Neanderthal version of the protein has a lysine where the modern human version has an arginine. After conducting experiments with fetal human neocortex ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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.