An autoimmune disorder that affects the thyroid gland, called autoimmune hypothyroidism (AIHT), is the most common autoimmune disease, yet it remains largely understudied. New research from scientists ...

Dennis Lal, a renowned neurogenetics expert, succeeds Marion Ball at the Center for Innovation in Health Informatics ...

Scientists have identified how specific genetic changes function in cells to influence disease risk and other human health ...

Being invited to present research at an international academic conference is an honor for any seasoned professional. But for ...

While the genes involved can differ, this example illustrates how most cancers arise. Accumulated DNA mutations, acquired either over time (ageing naturally leads to some DNA mistakes) or from ...

During the Boston Globe’s Rare Disease Summit, Dr. Wendy Chung, a physician-scientist and geneticist who leads the Department ...

For many years, researchers believed that the DNA inside a newly fertilized egg began as a structural ‘blank slate’ – a loose ...

Metabolic diseases such as obesity, fatty liver, and insulin resistance are rapidly increasing worldwide, but fundamental methods to regulate the process of fat formation remain limited. In particular ...

The New York Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is trying to make it easier to screen for genetic health conditions. 2 GOP senators back effort to nullify Donald Trump's executive order Grandpa ...

After decades of intense focus on genetics, the biomedical research community is undergoing a major shift, focusing on a new framework called "exposomics." Similar to the way scientists work to map ...

Gates, N.Y. (WHAM) — Rochester Regional Health is now offering a new genetic screening program and research tool, GenoWell, that shows how your DNA impacts participants' health. "This is the future of ...