Researchers from Radboud university medical center and University of Basel have discovered new genetic causes of inherited ...

In patients with retinitis pigmentosa (RP), crucial cells in the retina known as rods and cones die over time; night ...

Human cells usually contain two copies of most genes, one of which comes from the mother while the other comes from the father. It's long been thought that usually these two copies, or alleles of ...

Researchers at the University of California have created a novel data structure and compression method that allows ...

Aurora Therapeutics, cofounded by Nobel Prize–winning scientist Jennifer Doudna, plans to use gene editing and a new FDA ...

In about 5–10% of colorectal cancer patients, hereditary factors play a role, with higher percentages among younger patients.

Experiments on an ultra-rare genetic mutation that causes neurodegeneration in children have helped uncover a new mechanism by which brain cells die. A team led by scientists at the German research ...

A man sits outside and holds a slim menthol cigarette between his fingers. Close-up with focus on the cigarette. The study provided a comprehensive examination of how lifestyle and environmental ...

A genetic mutation passed from mother to children in families affected by schizophrenia has now been shown to completely ...