Close gatherings over the Thanksgiving holiday could cause an uptick in emergency room visits in Illinois due to a trio of respiratory illnesses that typically rise this time of year, as well as a new ...

Australian researchers say they have identified a gene mutation that causes the skin disease psoriasis. A chronic inflammatory condition, psoriasis causes red, scaly, itchy patches on the skin. Some ...

Scientists have identified mutations in the CPD gene as a key cause of a rare congenital hearing loss, revealing how disruptions in arginine and nitric oxide signaling damage sensory cells in the ear.

It took a while for the science to basically catch up to that suspicion.” In these types of “recessive” conditions, the ...

A genetic mutation commonly found in cancer patients may also affect how the human body develops in the womb, according to new research from the University of Dundee. Professor Kim Dale, Principal ...

Fanconi anemia is an aggressive, life-threatening disorder. Most individuals living with this rare genetic condition, characterized by bone marrow failure and cancer predisposition, survive into ...

Engineers at the University of Pennsylvania and Rice University have refined a technology for editing individual genetic ...