Genetics played a surprisingly minor role in overall longevity. Age and sex explained 47% of the variability in mortality, ...

Norrie disease is inherited in a recessive manner, meaning that people have to inherit two copies of the mutated NDP gene — one from each parent — to develop the condition.However, because ...

To mark progress on rare diseases, experts across the country, including those at @HopkinsMedicine, will celebrate #RareDiseaseDay on Feb. 28. › Click to Tweet As key members of the Johns Hopkins ...

Doctors harvest stem cells from the patient’s bone marrow and then send them off to a lab, where CRISPR is used to turn up the production of another, functional version of haemoglobin. This version is ...

Aug. 29, 2024 — For decades, scientists have dreamt of a future where genetic diseases, such as the blood clotting disorder hemophilia, could be a thing of the past. Gene therapy, the idea of ...

Adam Pearson had the perfect response to a cruel troll who questioned whether he was going to the circus instead of the ...

Feb. 19, 2025 — Researchers have found a compound in ginger, called furanodienone (FDN), that selectively binds to and regulates a nuclear receptor involved in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

The global viral vector and plasmid DNA manufacturing market size is calculated at USD 8.66 billion in 2025 and is expected ...

it often means both parents unknowingly carried genetic variations that, when combined, led to the disease. Modern genetic testing now allows families to understand their risk factors better ...

Berlin, Germany, and Research Triangle Park, N.C., USA, Feb. 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Not intended for UK Media Regenerative Medicine Advanced Therapy (RMAT) designation follows Phase Ib 36-month ...

Discover the first in-utero treatment for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) using risdiplam. Promising results show no SMA signs ...