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

Scientists say they've put together a molecular toolkit that could be used to treat a variety of brain diseases, possibly ...

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 ...

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

A new study proves that a type of genetic element called 'introners' are the mechanism by which many introns spread within and between species, also providing evidence of eight instances in which ...

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

Hopkins neuroscientist Richard Huganir is close to finding a potential life-changing treatment for kids with SYNGAP1-related ...

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

For example, an analysis found that the median effect of a genetic variant on height is only 0.14 millimeters. Instead, there are usually hundreds of variations that each have small but cumulative ...

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