Research published in the August 28 issue of the open-access journal IPLoS Genetics/I says that genetic variants in a region on chromosome 9q may influence asthma development in Mexican children.

The first direct measurement of the general rate of genetic mutation at individual DNA letters in humans has been accomplished by an international team of 16 scientists.

Mutations associated with prion diseases are sufficient to cause a transmissible neurodegenerative disease, according to Whitehead researchers.

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A German team of researchers have found that a gene called SHOX is involved in the development of short stature.

Not only the gene but, the sequences

Amy Winehouse recently had a good drilling at the dentist after suffering a terrible toothache, it has emerged.

The ‘Back to Black’ hitmaker

Kelly Osbourne first consumed drugs at the age of 13.

In her new book, Fierce, Kelly has revealed how her first experiences with prescription drugs

A new documentary about an Icelandic mother trying to come to terms with her son’s autism will be narrated by Kate Winslet.

Winslet, 33, was compelled

Nitrous dioxide, popularly known as ‘laughing gas’, has now become the largest ozone-depleting substance emitted through human activities, says a new study.

Nanotubes made from boron and nitrogen atoms can remove salt from seawater five times faster, say researchers from The Australian National University.

India’s resort state of Goa has been hit by several setbacks in the last 18 months, including high-profile crime and the knock-on effects of Islamist extremist attacks up the coast in Mumbai.