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A groundbreaking study has identified how previously mysterious mutations in non-coding DNA contribute to kidney disease, ...

A recent study published in eLife offers a new perspective on the development of Alzheimer’s disease, suggesting that the ...

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The root causes of most forms of Alzheimer's disease largely remain a mystery. Now, researchers have revealed a new piece of the puzzle.

Cristina Brennan can hear the clock ticking. At the end of the year, her 12-year-old son Tristan will no longer have free ...

Gene editing is already being used to treat a handful of rare genetic diseases; however, most therapies involve breaking or ...

A new model of Alzheimer's disease has been proposed, which could speed up efforts to understand and cure the complex ...

A new strain of bird flu has been detected on a duck farm in California. The World Organisation for Animal Health reported ...