Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered how molecular "traffic controllers" in cells influence aging and cellular senescence—a state where cells stop dividing but remain metabolically active.

ABSTRACT: Objectives: Elastic fibers have been linked to the pathogenesis of pelvic organ prolapse. This study used a rat model to examine the effect of mode of delivery on the gene expression of ...

Bill Whitaker is an award-winning journalist and 60 Minutes correspondent who has covered major news stories, domestically and across the globe, for more than four decades with CBS News. America's ...

ABSTRACT: Water deficit strongly affects plant yield and quality. However, plants can minimize drought injury by adaptation mechanisms that have evolved to escape harmful conditions. The response to ...

All the cells in an organism have the exact same genetic sequence. What differs across cell types is their epigenetics—meticulously placed chemical tags that influence which genes are expressed in ...

The FDA has officially limited the label of Sarepta Therapeutics’ Elevidys, putting an end to a whirlwind few months that saw the abrupt departure—and reinstatement—of top agency official Vinay Prasad ...

In California’s Death Valley, where summer temperatures regularly soar above 120 degrees Fahrenheit, life seems almost impossible. Yet among the cracked earth and blinding sunlight, one native plant ...

When Demetri Maxim was seven years old, his mother’s kidneys stopped working. She was put on dialysis, which meant that she had to go to the hospital four times a week to have her blood filtered by a ...

Biogen has discontinued all gene therapy programs using adeno-associated virus (AAV) capsids, instead shifting resources to modalities that have the highest likelihood of achieving better treatment ...

CNN: Today on CNN This Morning, anchor Audie Cornish interviewed the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) Executive Vice President Nico Perrino on the fatal shooting of conservative ...