A new rapid blood test for newborns could potentially detect genetic mutations linked to thousands of rare diseases all at ...

Environmental factors such as lifestyle and the medications you take influence the effects your genes have on your body — and can clarify how diseases develop.

COIMBATORE: The state health department with the support of National Health Mission (NHM) is preparing to launch Centers of ...

In March, for example, a team led by researchers at ... AAV vector that shows promise for treating Dravet syndrome, a genetic disorder that causes a severe form of epilepsy.

He’s among the first to be successfully treated with a custom therapy that seeks to fix a tiny but critical error in his ...

DNA is the genetic code that provides the biological instructions for every living species, but not every bit of DNA helps ...

Genetic testing for hereditary cancer unexpectedly uncovered a case of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), highlighting the need ...

A new gene editor takes advantage of CRISPR-associated proteins to insert whole genes into the genome, scientists report.

Risk-taking emerged as a beneficial strategy in high-reward ancestral contexts. ADHD traits may reflect once-adaptive ...

Neuropathy, a disorder in which damage to nerves can impair sensation and movement, has many causes, including infection. Now ...

Examples of genetic defects that affect the sorting of proteins to vesicles include inclusion-cell disease (caused by a defective mannose-6-phosphate recognition marker on ligands), combined ...