This has less to do with culture or DNA and more with weak enforcement, selective policing, and inconsistent state authority ...

Take a closer look at this rare mutation that might make swimming impossible In our earliest science lessons, we learned that ...

Scientists have identified a small flaw in the enzyme GPX4 that prevents neurons from defending themselves. This mutation, found in children with a rare form of early dementia, disrupts a tiny loop ...

A sperm donor with a rare genetic mutation linked to an increased risk of developing cancer fathered at least 197 children ...

Scientists from Northwestern Medicine and the University of California, San Francisco have found strong evidence that tanning beds can damage the DNA across the entire skin surface. This damage is ...

To help with these, doctors may recommend menopausal hormone therapy (MHT), which gives the body hormones like estrogen or ...

A few countries have completely banned tanning beds, such as Australia and Brazil. In others, including the UK and France, they are prohibited for people under 18.

Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is the most common form of adult-onset muscular dystrophy, affecting about 1 in 8,000 people.

A recent study out of Northwestern University found evidence that using tanning beds can increase a person’s risk of ...

The agency said that although the Akeega with prednisone improved outcomes in all patients with HRR mutations, the benefits were driven by those with BRCA2 mutations.

Tanning beds emit 10 to 15 times more UVA rays than the sun. New research shows that translates to a dramatic increase in the ...

However, many women with BRCA mutations perceive MHT as unsafe, due to concerns about their already elevated breast cancer ...