Although the genetic cause of many diseases have been identified, it's estimated that as many as 70% of patients with a rare ...

Common ancestor eels lost the aquaporin gene encoding proteins with broad solute permeability. Researchers from the Institute ...

A new gene-editing technique enables the correction of multiple genetic mutations simultaneously, transforming the prospects ...

Iain Cheeseman and colleagues reveal the underappreciated role of single genes producing multiple proteins in atypical ...

On a day that will be marked in the annals of medical history, November 6, 2025, a team of scientists unveiled a hidden ...

Biomedical engineers at Duke University have shown that a genetic mutation that causes congenital heart disease also ...

Au Wan Rong (right), 16, has a rare mutation that caused his kidneys to fail. With him are (left) Associate Professor Ng Kar ...

Some lucky people have rare genetic mutations that enable them to feel well-rested after just four hours of sleep, while the rest of us need around eight hours to function. Now, researchers have ...

Dangerously high levels of “bad” cholesterol and triglycerides may be reduced by gene editing, in what study researchers hope will be a “one and done” treatment.

Despite the best efforts of modern medicine, Huntington’s disease is a condition that still comes with a tragic prognosis. Primarily an inherited disease, its main symptoms concern ...

Researchers identified a new genetic mutation that may allow some people to survive, even thrive, on three hours of sleep. The mutation is called SIK3-N783Y. Scientists said mice test subjects ...

TOMBALL, Texas (KTRK) -- Sammy Lopez lived with a rare genetic mutation, which went misdiagnosed for years. Now while he was participating in a groundbreaking new study, Sammy has died. We're told the ...