Transforming an untamed wolf into an obedient sausage dog or clingy chihuahua requires some serious time and genetic alchemy, ...

A groundbreaking study reveals how a rare combination of genetics, proteomics, and environmental factors may hold the key to ...

Diabetes Test Results: Types of Tests and How to Read Them If you or someone in your family has diabetes, you might be wondering if it is genetic. There are different types of diabetes. For each type, ...

Gene therapy involves the introduction of new genes into cells, to restore or add gene expression, for the purpose of treating disease. Most commonly a mutated gene is replaced with DNA encoding a ...

The company, which secured $200 million from investors in a private funding deal last week, learned Tuesday of a serious side effect experienced by one participant on a high dose of its Rett therapy.

Scientists from a collaboration of Australian research institutions have proposed that editing multiple genetic variants in human embryos could significantly lower the likelihood of developing ...

Their findings, published in Nature Aging, describe a never-before-seen link between the two most accepted explanations: random genetic mutations and predictable epigenetic modifications.

The TP53 gene is a gene that is mutated in many cancers. It is the most common gene mutation found in cancer cells. A tumor-suppressor gene, TP53 codes for a protein that inhibits the development and ...

Even though a large proportion of cancer patients carry genetic mutations that make them more susceptible to cancer, only a small percentage of them — and their family members — undergo ...

Your body is a collection of cells carrying thousands of genetic mistakes accrued over a lifetime—many harmless, some bad and at least a few that may be good for you Amber Dance, Knowable ...

Genes play a role in our likelihood of developing depression, and one of the most extensive studies of its kind has now been able to link 293 previously unknown genetic variations to the devastating ...

Nearly 300 new genetic variants have been linked to depression, according to a new study that included a large sample of nearly 5 million people. The international team, led by researchers at the ...