Show More 1 Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN Long-standing clinical predictors of cancer survival have included histopathologic type, stage, and grade. We ...

A rare genetic mutation first identified in Old Order Amish people has been shown to reduce the risk of heart disease by around 35 per cent. The hope is that it will be possible to develop treatments ...

After a breast-cancer diagnosis and a separate scare, my mom tested for the BRCA2 gene mutation. Knowing it could be hereditary, I decided to get tested at 23 to see if I also carried the mutation. My ...

Omicron was named a "variant of concern" in part because of its peculiar set of mutations. It is not yet clear whether this variant spreads faster or causes more severe infections. Here are the ...