The creation of memories in the brain involves addition or removal of methyl groups at precise spots on chromosomal DNA. But what controls the careful targeting of these neuronal DNA methylation ...

Major depression is not only a crisis of mood, it is also a crisis of biology that reshapes the brain itself. As genetic tools sharpen, scientists are now tracing how inherited risk for depression is ...

Researchers from the Faculty of Engineering at The University of Hong Kong (HKU) have developed two innovative deep-learning ...

RNA can act as an intermediary between the genome and the cell; active genes are transcribed into messenger RNA molecules, for example. While RNA can perform a variety of crucial functions, it is also ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 1957, just four years after Francis Crick and other scientists solved the riddle of DNA’s structure—the now famous double helix ...

Learn more about the DNA and RNA that sperm carry and how they may suddenly change during midlife.

Hidden RNA signals in sperm reveal an "aging cliff" that could impact offspring health.

Increasing paternal age has been linked to elevated health risks for the next generation, including higher risks of obesity ...

Increasing paternal age has been linked to elevated health risks for the next generation, including higher risks of obesity ...