Nitisinone, a drug that is already used to treat two genetic diseases, could be repurposed to control the spread of malaria, ...

Collaborative research led by investigators at Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center defines a ...

Although lifestyle choices can lead to heart disease, there are certain diagnoses that are the product of genetics alone.

Discover the connection between blood disorders and cancer development, plus the 5 key signs that require immediate medical ...

BACKGROUND: Shared genetic and lifestyle risk factors may underlie the development of both coronary artery disease (CAD) and ...

If you look closely at the fundamental discoveries that have changed human health, physician–scientists have been at the ...

Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), formerly known as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) ...

Gene therapy and gene editing are on the cutting edge of modern biotechnology. Gene therapies are used to correct genetic abnormalities by introducing genetic material at a cellular level and ...

The Human Domainome 1—the largest library of human protein variants—reveals the cause of certain genetic disorders, paving ...

A team of researchers led by Dr. Kim V. Narry, director of the Center for RNA Research at the Institute for Basic Science (IBS), has uncovered a key cellular mechanism that affects the function of ...

Lane Butts, a Spokane resident, is confronting the possibility of inheriting Huntington's disease, a genetic brain disease ...

A new study reveals that microRNAs—tiny regulators of gene expression—play a crucial role in shaping Purkinje cells, rare brain neurons linked to movement and neurodevelopmental disorders.