Molecular Biology

A new technique opens the door to large-scale editing of DNA to treat diseases | Health and Wellness

Gene editing allows a person's genome to be rewritten to correct errors that cause diseases. This is what has been…

5 days ago

‘Cursed’ line of early Alzheimer’s disease sheds light on ways to protect against the disease | Health and wellness

A curse of sorts seemed to hang over a handful of families in Juramala, a municipality in the Antioquia region…

2 weeks ago

Dennis Lo, molecular biologist: “Genetic information is exchanged between the child and the mother” | Health and wellness

“Conventional thinking is that mother and baby have separate circulations and that metabolism is limited by the nutrients the mother…

1 month ago

Synchronizing the body’s circadian clock can prevent aging | Health and wellness

Human life is governed by a circadian rhythm (about 24 hours), which is controlled by a tiny biological clock located…

2 months ago

How gender affects health: living longer, but in worse health | Health and wellness

Sex and gender shape health: Being male or female interacts with other variables, such as race, socioeconomic status, age, or…

2 months ago

Chrononutrition: “When you eat is as important as what you eat” | Health and wellness

How you eat is critical to health and disease. But not only what and how much we eat affects, but…

6 months ago