As people age, their immune systems deteriorate. This makes them more susceptible to infections and can mean that vaccines ...

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and its Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy found that ...

New study shows that cancer damages its own DNA by pushing key genes to work too hard. Researchers found that the most ...

Alcohol can harm more than your liver and heart—new insights reveal it damages DNA, increasing cancer risk. Experts explain ...

A research team has successfully identified a novel DNA damage repair pathway in human cells. This study is the first to discover that proteins present in the nuclear membrane of cells directly ...

DNA can sustain serious injuries called double strand breaks, in which both strands of the helix snap. These breaks are among the most dangerous forms of DNA damage and immediately trigger the cell's ...

Chronically high levels of insulin and inflammation are key features of obesity and metabolic syndrome, which mediate cancer ...

A previously unknown type of DNA damage in the mitochondria, the tiny power plants inside our cells, could shed light on how our bodies sense and respond to stress. The findings of the UC ...

Scientists have identified a natural extract that could help boost the effectiveness of cancer drugs. The insights gained from their study may help formulate new combination drug therapies, using ...

Fears about cell phones causing cancer persist despite scientific evidence to the contrary, with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announcing a new investigation. Here’s what we know.