Loss of the Y chromosome in circulating blood cells rises with age and is associated with increased heart attack risk, even ...

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Recent studies connect Y chromosome loss with several serious health conditions. These include heart disease, brain disorders ...

Aging men often lose the Y chromosome in a growing number of their cells—and it may be far more dangerous than once believed.

The model has the potential to transform the ability to study telomere biology, learn more about human aging, and ultimately help people preserve better health as they age.

Human cells have two copies of each chromosome, and this balance is essential for genes to be expressed in the appropriate ...

A new University of Utah-led study has discovered the mechanism behind a decades-old evolutionary mystery-how "selfish chromosomes" cheat the rules of genetic inheritance.

Biologists at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have uncovered how the protein NuSAP safeguards tiny structures inside cells called centrioles, revealing a mechanism linked to developmental ...

When closely related species mate, their offspring sometimes survive but cannot reproduce. This pattern often affects males first, with hybrid males frequently failing to produce functional sperm even ...

Jenny Graves receives funding from The Australian Research Council. Men tend to lose the Y chromosome from their cells as they age. But because the Y bears few genes other than for male determination, ...

ABSTRACT: Based on the number of available sites for adenine, guanine, thymine, and cytosine on all DNA strands, the information theoretical entropy as well as the configurational entropy of a DNA ...

The women in my family are hardy, to put it lightly. They have shaken off countless illnesses and powered through pregnancies. They’ve managed this in spite of questionable lifestyle choices (let’s ...