A genetic mutation commonly found in cancer patients may also affect how the human body develops in the womb, according to ...

For centuries, we’ve thought of these changes as part of the "genetic lottery," something we can't control. Science is now ...

Parkinson's disease causes both movement and cognitive deficits, and for a long time both were thought to be caused by the ...

Unlike other tissues in the human body, human eggs don't pick up as many mutations in some of their DNA as they age. The findings from a new study ...

Researchers at the University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital have developed a promising new immunotherapy targeting the ...

Human evolution has often been depicted as a process of adaptation, where natural selection and genetic changes drive species ...

The first time the seemingly healthy woman gave birth, she went into heart failure. She recovered and went on to deliver her ...

When a key protein regulator dials down DNA repair mechanisms, our cells accumulate more mutations, which may cause us to age faster ...

Junk DNA” may hold the key to treating tough cancers. Existing drugs exploit weaknesses in cells with gene mutations. Researchers at King’s College London have identified a promising strategy for ...

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — A white deer with patches of brown fur was spotted near the East Bay Bike Path. Photos ...

GeneDx CEO Katherine Stueland explains how her company screens babies’ DNA for mutations that cause thousands of treatable ...

What if, instead of trying to fix different gene mutations for different people, one could simply replace the entire mutated ...