A study in the journal Pharmaceuticals has uncovered how specific genetic mutations in α2δ-1 and α2δ-3 proteins linked to ...

New research uncovers how declining protein clearance mechanisms with age lead to Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and other ...

The inherited mutated gene WNT9B, which functions normally in embryonic prostate development, increases risk of adult prostate cancer, according to the Vanderbilt University Medical Center study ...

In two new papers, researchers from The Jackson Laboratory (JAX) report the successful use of two approaches -- gene therapy ...

Genetic testing is recommended for those with personal and family histories of several types of cancer — including pancreatic ...

This new tool, known as minimal, versatile genetic perturbation technology (mvGPT), combines the powers of gene editing, ...

Gene pools are getting dangerously shallow for many species but new research shows conservation efforts are helping to ...

A new study has uncovered a direct link between somatic mutations and epigenetic modifications, challenging established views ...

Antibiotic resistance is a global public health crisis responsible for more than a million deaths annually. By 2050, the ...

Seattle doctors developed a blood test that determines the parental origin of the RB1 mutation in retinoblastoma.

Dr. Norman Kleiman, a co-author of the study, said, “Most people think of the Chernobyl nuclear accident as a radiological ...