A newly identified gene mutation may help explain why schizophrenia patients struggle to update their understanding of ...

UF scientist develops safer gene therapy restoring vision in children with rare inherited eye diseases; pivotal trials begin ...

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 ...

A newly discovered genetic mutation unique to humans may help explain why we are significantly more vulnerable to cancer than our closest evolutionary relatives. Researchers at the University of ...

Damaging variants in genes involved in a rapid immune response (innate immunity) are significantly linked to earlier breast ...

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 ...

Project MinE, an international consortium co-founded by researchers at King's College London, has identified new genetic ...

Findings may support development of more refined personalized breast cancer risk prediction models for BRCA1 pathogenic ...

Researchers at Cornell University have developed a powerful new genetic toolkit that allows scientists to study how genes ...

Tobacco smoking is linked to specific genetic mutations in MDS, affecting chromatin modification and RNA splicing pathways. A dose-response relationship exists, with higher smoking intensity ...

An oncologist believes more genetic testing could be among answers to improving the health of Bermudians. Kevin Hughes, ...