Researchers linked users to a higher rate of skin cell mutation, especially in places usually protected from sun exposure.

Researchers discovered that tanning beds cause widespread, mutation-laden DNA damage across almost all skin, explaining the ...

Even as humpbacks rebound in number, their genomes reveal a loss of genetic diversity and a buildup of harmful mutations left ...

Alcohol consumption leads to the formation of a toxic compound called acetaldehyde, which damages DNA. A research team from ...

( NewsNation) — Tanning beds cause melanoma -linked DNA damage across nearly the entire surface of the skin, a new study found. The precise biological process behind the increased risk of melanoma ...

New research shows tanning bed use nearly triples melanoma risk and causes more extensive DNA mutations than natural sunlight ...

The findings of a new academic paper suggest that warming winters are causing damage to the DNA of some lizards.

A new study from the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences (LMS) in London, UK reveals how ancient viral DNA once written off as ...

Researchers have discovered how cells activate a last-resort DNA repair system when severe damage strikes. When genetic ...

DNA–protein cross-links (DPCs) represent a severe form of DNA damage that can disrupt essential chromatin-based processes. Among them, DNA–histone cross-links (DHCs) occur frequently within ...

Can vitamin B12 deficiency be a sign of cancer? Learn the symptoms, risks, connection to cancer, treatments, and why this ...

Transposable elements are stretches of DNA that can move around the genome. Many of these DNA sequences originate from long ...