A protein tied to ALS and dementia may have a much bigger role in disease than scientists realized. Researchers found that ...

A common oral bacterium tied to gum disease may help spark and fuel breast cancer, according to new research. Scientists discovered it can travel through the bloodstream to breast tissue, where it ...

Cancer’s strongest gene switches push DNA into damaging overdrive, creating repeated breaks and repairs that may fuel tumor ...

Common dental problem linked to breast cancer by new study - A bacterium associated with gum disease can speed tumor growth once it enters the bloodstream ...

The recent death of Dawson’s Creek star James Van Der Beek from bowel cancer, aged just 48, highlighted a worrying trend: cases of early-onset cancer are rising. Research recently published in The ...

A protein found in bowhead whales, one of the longest-living mammals on Earth, could help improve how human cells repair DNA, according to new research from scientists at the Albert Einstein College ...

A bacterium associated with gum disease may contribute to the development and spread of breast cancer. Scientists have found that the microorganism is able to penetrate breast tissue through the ...

Dermatologists explain what UV rays, whether from the sun or a tanning bed, do to the skin. A tan might look nice, but it's a ...

The Princess of Wales has revealed she’s more conscious about drinking alcohol after her cancer diagnosis, but does she need ...

The Iñupiat people of Alaska have long said that bowhead whales live two human lifetimes. That oral knowledge turned out to be conservative.

On the flipside, if telomeres are too long, it can also spell trouble because cancer cells require long telomeres to become longer lived, ‘immortal,’” says Mia Levine, associate professor of biology ...

Scientists discover ALS protein that links DNA repair to cancer and dementia: Study ...