A recent study has uncovered the intricate ways in which a rare genetic mutation impacts brain cell communication, providing ...

Gene mutations have consequences both good and bad—from resistance to conditions like diabetes to susceptibility to certain ...

While investigating a rare developmental disorder, researchers ended up discovering a spectrum of conditions that are all ...

BRCA mutations are inextricably linked with breasts, but they can also lead to cancer in the pancreas, the prostate, and ...

With this robust amount of biological data, the model works much like language learning models (LLMs) such as Google Gemini, ...

Autism-linked SHANK3 gene mutations disrupt not only neurons but also oligodendrocytes, essential for producing myelin, which ...

A breakthrough tool called Helicase-Assisted Continuous Editing (HACE) allows scientists to create precise genetic mutations ...

Ibuprofen counters problems caused by mutations in the MAN1B1 gene, fruit fly tests show. Early results in three children are ”fairly positive.” ...

BC Cancer, Harvard Medical School and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) have pinpointed what could be the early genetic origins of breast cancer-;cancer-like mutations appearing in the ...

About one-third of cases are diagnosed at late stages when the disease is hard to treat. Scientists have now learned more about how genetic mutations can increase the risk of bladder cancer and drive ...

A new study led by Harvard Medical School researchers shed new light on how even a single defective copy of the ...

The H5N1 virus that infected a Canadian teen appears not to have spread, but it shows signs of mutation that makes flu ...