To investigate, they treated human fetal lung cells with psilocin, which is the active metabolite formed when psilocybin is ...

A compound found in psychedelic mushrooms may have antiaging properties. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have found ...

People who lived through the Irish Potato Famine, enslavement in Trinidad and Icelandic measles epidemics all have something in common: Women outlive men in dire circumstances.

A new paper describes how scientists used the tool to identify an important role for TRIM24 in mediating telomere repair after cells divide.

Scientists have decoded the sea spider’s genome for the first time, revealing how its strangely shaped body—with organs in ...

Trisomy is a genetic condition characterized by the presence of an extra chromosome. This means that the affected person has ...

Each time a cell divides, a small section of each chromosome's protective cap - the telomere - is worn away. Most cells use ...

An interaction between two proteins points to a molecular basis for memory. But how do memories last when the molecules that ...

This iron buildup is harmful because it triggers oxidative stress, a process that damages cells by producing toxic molecules.

Each time a cell divides, a small section of each chromosome's protective cap—the telomere—is worn away. Most cells use an ...

Scientists in Japan have used gene-editing technology to remove the extra chromosome responsible for Down syndrome, at least ...

A study by Children's Medical Research Institute (CMRI) researchers reveals a new group of proteins that guide the powerful ...