Breast cancer breakthrough as scientists identify 350 DNA ‘errors’ that make women prone to developing the killer disease Study of
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First map of circular DNA in childhood cancer
Cancer development is associated with the gradual accumulation of DNA defects over time. Thus, cancer is considered an age-related disease.
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Unexpected hope for DNA damage-related diseases
DNA damage in cells can lead to genetic diseases and a variety of cancers. To repair any damage, a process
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Researchers report the function of reverse-twisting DNA
Normally, the two strands of the DNA double helix wind around each other in a right-handed spiral. However, there is
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Sleep increases chromosome dynamics that clear out DNA damage accumulated during waking hours
Why do animals sleep? Why do humans “waste” a third time of their lives sleeping? Throughout evolution, sleep has remained
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Researchers discover DNA variants significantly influence body fat distribution
A new breakthrough from the Genetic Investigation of Anthropometric Traits consortium, which includes many public health researchers from the University
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Who does (and doesn’t) want a DNA ancestry test?
At-home DNA testing kits may be the latest fad, but according to new research by Stanford sociologists, not everyone is
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Pay-as-you-go DNA tests ‘breach core NHS principles’
Controversial plan to allow healthy patients to pay to have their DNA analysed to predict their risk of cancer, dementia
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Scientists discover cannabis alters the DNA of sperm
Men should stop smoking cannabis for at least SIX MONTHS before trying to start a family because the drug alters
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Being hyperactive may be in your DNA, scientists discover
Being hyperactive may be in your DNA: Scientists identify 304 genes that raise the risk of ADHD by nearly a
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