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

Researchers find a master epigenetic switch that activates silenced genes to compensate for their missing counterparts in a ...

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

Congenital heart disease (CHD) affects approximately 1% of live births. Thanks to surgical advancements, infants born with ...

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

February is Rare Disease Month, an annual effort to highlight the challenges families can face while navigating rare ...

Four-week-old Tommy Parry is one of only 23 in the world ever to be born with the mitochondrial gene, which impairs his ...

Gene editing is already being used to treat a handful of rare genetic diseases; however, most therapies involve breaking or ...

A team led by University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health geneticists has shown, for the first time, that a gene ...

Over 1,000 genes may serve as possible treatment targets for individuals with kidney disease, according to a new study. By creating the most complete and detailed genetic 'map' of kidney function to ...

The UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester announced Thursday it received a $35 million gift that aims to advance research to ...