Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have conducted a longitudinal study on an individual ...

Gene therapy represents a paradigm shift in modern medicine, offering unprecedented opportunities to combat diseases at their ...

Genes play a role in whether someone gets Alzheimer's, but new research from Northeastern University psychology and ...

An analysis of the genomes of nearly 6,000 Greenlandic people suggests that their Inuit ancestors rarely moved around after ...

UMD researchers have discovered key mechanisms in gene regulation that could improve the design of RNA-based medicines.

During the past decade, Parkinson disease (PD) has evolved from a textbook ... Recent advances in the molecular genetics of PD have markedly improved our conception of its etiology and ...

A team led by University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health geneticists has shown, for the first time, that a gene "silencer" that resides in junk DNA is directly sparing people from a devastating ...

Our study thus confirmed what was found in people of African descent in the US: the genetic origin underpinning the excess ...

A combination of human pedigree analysis and fruit fly genetics has identified a gene variant that appears to prevent PIGA-CDG, a rare but serious seizure disorder. The findings could ultimately lead ...

The root causes of most forms of Alzheimer's disease largely remain a mystery. Now, researchers have revealed a new piece of the puzzle.

Understanding prostate cancer and the role genetics play can be very important for your health. With one in nine men affected ...

People of South Asian descent are more likely to be affected by heart disease, but their risks often go unnoticed. Researchers are looking to genetics to learn more and prevent early deaths.