The goal of gene therapy is to permanently cure hereditary diseases. One of the most promising technologies for this is the ...

The colon is an important part of the digestive system, and what goes through it can affect its long-term health in ways that ...

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Genetically modified human cells have achieved a remarkable feat by regenerating several organs in aged primates, as if time ...

Add lentils to meat-based burritos, tacos, or stews; the combination of non-heme and heme iron will increase overall absorption, says Laura Bishop-Simo, RD, LD, registered dietitian at The Ohio State ...

The American Cancer Society estimates that in 2025, more than 315,000 women in the United States will be diagnosed with new ...

A powerful new drug combination—niraparib added to standard prostate cancer therapy—has been shown to significantly delay ...

While IL-26 has been associated with a range of inflammatory conditions affecting the gut, including inflammatory bowel ...

Motor proteins are tiny "machines" inside cells that use chemical energy to move along molecular tracks and carry out essential processes like chromosome segregation during cell division. When a cell ...

Advances in genome editing are transforming the treatment for rare genetic diseases, as seen in the case of seven-month-old ...