Sterols, such as cholesterol in our bodies or ergosterol in yeast cells, are among the most abundant lipids in eukaryotic ...

A new study has identified taurine, which is made naturally in the body and consumed through some foods, as a key regulator of myeloid cancers such as leukemia. The paper is published in Nature.

Scientists have jumped on the anti-aging bandwagon, not just to prevent it, but to measure it. Tools that use algorithms to ...

The technique used on a 9½-month-old boy with a rare condition has the potential to help people with thousands of other ...

Treated with an individualized gene-editing therapy that corrects mutations directly on the genome, a patient shows improvement from a rare metabolic disease.

A vitamin supplement that improves metabolism in the eye appears to slow down damage to the optic nerve in glaucoma.

In a medical first that could revolutionize treatment for thousands of rare genetic diseases, doctors have successfully used ...

A range of other rare inherited diseases are now likely to be curable by similar procedures, the research team said ...

A research team has developed and safely delivered a personalized gene editing therapy to treat an infant with a life-threatening, incurable genetic disease. The infant, who was diagnosed with the ...

An international team of researchers has discovered how cholesterol can disrupt the internal functioning of the heart by ...

"MODY, a monogenic form of diabetes accounting for 1–2% of cases, holds key insights into diabetes pathogenesis. Its clinical ...

Deficiency: If you have a vitamin B12 deficiency you will feel tired or weak, pale skin, loss of appetite, infertility and ...