Sydney, March 17 (IANS): Australian researchers have identified a surprising mechanism focusing on telomeres -- protective ...

The improper segregation of chromosomes during cell division leads to abnormalities that disrupt the proper functioning of ...

With age, telomeres -- protective caps at the ends of chromosomes -- naturally shorten, signaling ageing cells to stop ...

Researchers have identified a surprising mechanism that helps cells defend against cancer, a new study by the Sydney-based Children's Medical Research Institute (CMRI) said on Monday. Telomeres, the ...

Women tend to live longer than men and are often more resilient to cognitive decline as they age. Now researchers might have ...

More information: Chao Xia et al, ChromTR: chromosome detection in raw metaphase cell images via deformable transformers, Frontiers of Medicine (2024). DOI: 10.1007/s11684-024-1098-y ...

DNA segments that can move from one part of the genome to another—are key to bacterial evolution and the development of ...

“In typical aging, women have a brain that looks younger, with fewer cognitive deficits compared to men,” said Dr. Dena Dubal ...

For years, the fact that women tend to outlive men has been a topic of interest and speculation among scientists and the ...

Brain cells, or oligodendrocytes (green), in the hippocampus are marked with the GFP genetic marker in the mouse brain. These ...

Gene editing techniques may eventually allow for trisomy disorders to be treated at the cellular level, according to an in ...