Loss of the Y chromosome in aging men is widespread and increasingly linked to serious diseases, challenging assumptions that the Y has little biological importance beyond sex determination.

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, it was thought this loss would not affect health. But evidence has ...

Men losing Y chromosomes as they age may face a higher risk of heart disease, cancer, and reduced life expectancy. Here’s ...

Men tend to lose the Y chromosome from some of their cells as they age — a process once thought to be harmless because the Y ...

Did you know men can lose their Y chromosome as they age An expert explains how this genetic glitch impacts your heart increases disease risk and the lifestyle changes that can slow it down ...

Scientists have discovered a new property of the molecular motors that shape our chromosomes. While six years ago they found that these so-called SMC motor proteins make long loops in our DNA, they ...

This loss, evident in almost half of older men, is associated with serious diseases throughout the body and a shorter ...

A picture of a mouse MII stage eggs with the location of chromosomes (green) and the distribution of the histone modification H3K4me3 (purple). The team confirmed that H3K4me3 was significantly ...

Scientists from the Kavli Institute of Delft University of Technology and the IMP Vienna Biocenter discovered a new property of the molecular motors that shape our chromosomes. While six years ago ...