A newly identified gene mutation may help explain why schizophrenia patients struggle to update their understanding of ...

The ability of different genetic variants—changes to one or more building blocks of DNA—to cause disease, and to what extent, ...

Every few months for the past three years, Jeff Vierstra has been receiving infusions in his spine that target and disable a ...

University of Virginia School of Medicine scientists have used a next-generation form of gene editing to fix the underlying cause of a severe form of epilepsy in lab mice.

Scientists have identified rare genetic mutations granting extraordinary abilities, including minimal sleep, extreme strength ...

A new study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology suggests that a specific gene mutation prevents patients with ...

Damaging variants in genes involved in a rapid immune response (innate immunity) are significantly linked to earlier breast ...

A Winter Haven family is navigating an emotional and life-changing medical journey, as two young brothers fight the same rare ...

Can zebrafish help find autism treatments? Scientists used pharmaco-behavioral profiling to identify FDA-approved drugs, like levocarnitine, that reverse autism-related behaviors in zebrafish.

The PLN gene mutation causes heart failure and sudden cardiac death. Experts say West Michigan's Dutch community could be ...

An experimental treatment targeting a genetic mutation has helped prevent ALS symptoms in one man, raising new hope for preventing the disease before it begins.

Prof. Dr. Nguyen Huy Hoang, Deputy Director of the Institute of Biology under the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, and his research team conducted a project titled “Genetic mutation analysis ...