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

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

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.

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

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

Columbia's Silence ALS program is testing spinal antisense therapy in a high‑risk patient; early EMG tests normalized.

March 24 (Reuters) - Revealing the limitations of cloning, researchers who repeatedly cloned mice for two decades have ...

The Michigan State University College of Human Medicine is working to raise awareness of an often hidden gene mutation that's linked to Dutch ancestry.

Scientists have identified a genetic mutation that helps protect the brain function of animals that live in high-altitude, low-oxygen environments. This mutation has provided new insights into how ...

Carbone called BAP1 a “paradox” because of its seeming ability to both promote and slow cancer, depending on the ...

A square starfish may seem like a contradiction, but such creatures do exist. While it may sound unreal, these strangely ...