“This is Wiglet. She’s my pet poodle and she likes to eat wigs. She tries to eat the hair of a lot of my guests,” says Seth Bogart, gently patting the blonde curly wig of a yellow dog made from papier-mâché. We’re at his Highland Park studio in northeast Los ...

Researchers have reversed wrinkled skin and hair loss, hallmarks of aging, in a mouse model. When a mutation leading to mitochondrial dysfunction is induced, the mouse develops wrinkled skin and extensive, visible hair loss in a matter of weeks. When the mitochondrial function is restored by turning off the gene responsible for mitochondrial dysfunction, the mouse returns to smooth skin and thick fur, indistinguishable from a healthy mouse of the same age.

Speaking at her first public event since being announced as the new Doctor Who, actress Jodie Whittaker - the first woman to play the role in the show's 55-year history - says "it will be really exciting when women aren't treated as a genre." (July 20)

Individualized dietary recommendations based on genetic information are currently a popular trend. A team has systematically analyzed scientific articles and reached the following conclusion: There is no clear evidence for the effect of genetic factors on the consumption of total calories, carbohydrates, and fat. According to the current state of knowledge, the expedience of gene-based dietary recommendations has yet to be proven.

Researchers have discovered novel genes and mechanisms that can explain how a genomic variant in a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs11672691 influences prostate cancer aggressiveness. Their findings also suggest ways to improve risk stratification and clinical treatment for advanced prostate cancer.

The first Virgin Voyages vessel will be named Scarlet Lady. The news was revealed by Virgin Group founder Richard Branson during a ceremony at the Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa earlier.

Wizard Fu games have decided to give players a Sci-fi based spin on the dungeon crawling adventure genre in Songbringer. Complete with procedurally generated dungeon for a bespoke looting experience, Double Eleven have published a Steam Punk love note to the Zeldas and Metroids of yester-year. Surprisingly, this reviewer has no issue with that at all

E3 is less than two weeks away, but The Pokémon Company couldn't quite wait that long to spill the beans on their plans for the future.