Scientists discovered that aging DNA repeats expand at wildly different speeds—and in some people, the consequences can be devastating. A sweeping genetic study drawing on data from more than 900,000 ...

A new CRISPR approach can control genes without cutting DNA, opening a safer path for treating genetic diseases. A newly ...

Huntington’s disease (HD) is one of those rare conditions that affects not just the patient but the entire family—medically, emotionally and genetically. This inherited brain disorder causes gradual ...

An analysis of genetic data from over 900,000 people shows that certain stretches of DNA, made up of short sequences repeated ...

Gene editing has moved from theory to bedside with a speed that would have seemed impossible a decade ago. A new wave of ...

One of the most immediate impacts of AI in medical genetics lies in diagnosis, particularly for rare and complex genetic ...

Genetic inheritance may sound straightforward: One gene causes one trait or a specific illness. When doctors use genetics, it’s usually to try to identify a disease-causing gene to help guide ...

There are some 80 human diseases that in one way or another are considered autoimmune. Perhaps the most common indication of an autoimmune pathogenesis is the presence of circulating antibodies that ...

Management of mitochondrial-related heart disease relies on multidisciplinary care and symptom control, as targeted gene-editing therapies are limited.

While some genes are directly associated with Alzheimer’s disease, developing early onset Alzheimer’s might also have to do with lifestyle factors. Early onset (also called younger onset) Alzheimer’s ...