Scientists at the University of Toronto studying the hermaphroditic worm Caenorhabditis elegans found that amyloid-like ...

Nature Outlook: Alzheimer’s disease The early onset of the disease and its frequent occurrence in this extended family suggested a genetic cause. Lopera’s team, in collaboration with ...

It’s unclear what’s next for 23andMe, but experts say there’s a big incentive for corporations and researchers alike to get their hands on the company’s trove of genetic data. Genetics can ...

What if your connection to nature isn’t just personal but ancestral, or even biological? Emerging science helps explain our ...

Hemophilia, a rare inherited bleeding disorder, is primarily caused by mutations in specific genes that impair the body’s ...

This form of genetic transmission is called autosomal recessive inheritance. The original cause of most genetic metabolic disorders is a gene mutation that occurred many generations ago.

Alzforum webpages for each DIAN-TU-eligible variant now state “DIAN-TU eligibility: Yes” near the top of the page and an explanation under the Pathogenicity section (see, for example, PSEN1 M146V ).

The popularity of for-profit genetic testing services like Ancestry and 23andMe has skyrocketed in recent years. These tests can teach users more about their ancestry or health. But they can also ...

The biological research of UC Santa Cruz’s Needhi Bhalla to determine the molecular motions at the heart of heredity has ...

With Sunday’s announcement by genetic testing firm 23andMe that it has filed for bankruptcy, customers of the site may be wondering what will happen to their data and what, if anything ...

Alas, as she suggests, subtle and not-so-subtle genetic discrimination exists, especially for genes associated with Alzheimer’s, cancer and other serious conditions, and privacy is therefore ...