More widespread use of mammograms, along with the implementation of targeted hormone therapies more than 40 years ago, has ...

A human-specific NOVA1 gene variant may have influenced the emergence of spoken language. When introduced into mice, it ...

The US consumes billions of pounds of grapes annually. The sweet fruit is a good source of fiber, vitamins, minerals and ...

The Fulani’s ancestry links to North and West Africa, the Green Sahara period, and ancient Berber groups, shaped by migration ...

Researchers identified a rare genetic mutation in two schizophrenia patients that increased schizophrenia-related behaviors ...

Diabetes and obesity have become pressing health issues worldwide. Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists, a class of medications widely used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes (T2D), have ...

Brandi Muhle was 9 years old when her 35-year-old mother, an Omaha police officer and a marathon runner, was first diagnosed ...

A two-and-a-half-year-old girl shows no signs of a rare genetic disorder, after becoming the first person to be treated for ...

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a debilitating genetic condition that’s usually fatal by a few years of age. But an ...

OTO, is one of several early-stage gene therapies being developed to treat relatively straight-forward causes of genetic ...

Four young children have gained life-changing improvements in sight following treatment with a pioneering new genetic medicine through UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields Eye Hospital, with ...

Scientists have identified novel genetic interactions that may contribute to congenital heart disease (CHD), a common birth defect.