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Molecular Biology

Cells, proteins, DNA and the molecular machinery of life: new laboratory findings and what they could mean for medicine.

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Medical Research & Innovations

A new Nature Medicine study of 60,000 people found that your body does not age as a whole. Different cell types age at completely different speeds, and the pattern predicts which diseases you will develop.

Sep 6 · 10 min read · Nature

Molecular Biology

A Nature study found that sleeping more than 8 hours ages your organs as fast as sleeping fewer than 6. Half a million people, 17 organs, 23 aging clocks all showed the same U-shaped curve.

Sep 3 · 10 min read · Nature

Molecular Biology

Scientists measured biological aging in 2,300 people and found each toxic person in your life adds roughly 9 months to your cellular age. The effect is twice as strong when the toxic person is a family member.

Aug 26 · 8 min read · PNAS

Molecular Biology

Researchers analyzed the DNA of 72,635 living people and found 168 genetic variants actively being eliminated from the human population. Several of them cause cancer.

Aug 20 · 8 min read · American Journal of Human Genetics

Medical Research & Innovations

A Tiny Genetic Fragment Could Be the Key to Supercharging Cancer Immunotherapy

Apr 1 · 3 min read · PNAS

Molecular Biology

New Study Reveals Why Bacteria Fail to Stop “Superbug” Plasmids

Mar 31 · 3 min read · PNAS

Medical Research & Innovations

New Study Reveals How Your Gut Wirelessly Rewires Your Behavior

Mar 31 · 4 min read · Nature

Molecular Biology

Scientists Uncover the Microscopic Switch That Feels the Cold

Mar 30 · 3 min read · Nature