A Margate couple whose sons were born with a rare, life-threatening genetic disorder have met the two German donors whose ...

ADHD can affect all aspects of functioning including problems learning and maintaining friendships. If undiagnosed, the ...

For centuries, a small Colombian village has been plagued with a disease that has left them crippled with little to no memory ...

Rapidly mutating DNA regions were mapped using a multi-generational family and advanced sequencing tools. Understanding how ...

Ancestry and smoking influence genetic mutation rates in children, but parental age remains the strongest factor, a new study finds.

Despite years of warnings and a mountain of scientific evidence linking smoking to lung cancer, there remains one confounding ...

Americans judge transplant candidates based on perceived personal responsibility, with the least support given to those seen ...

Scientists have recently made a major breakthrough in medical genetics with the discovery of a new autoinflammatory disease ...

As a group, carriers of recessive disorders are slightly less healthy and have a reduced chance of having offspring.

Doctors have successfully used gene-editing therapy to treat an infant born with a rare disorder. Experts believe the ...

A new treatment called Miplyfa offers hope for children with rare genetic disease NPC, helping stabilize symptoms and improve ...

A new study reveals that a single gene plays a big role in how the liver stores energy, a process that's critical for overall health and for managing diseases like type 2 diabetes. The research ...