New research suggests that bacteria in your mouth and on your tongue may be connected to changes in brain function as you age. A study led by the University of Exeter found that certain bacteria were ...

Have you ever wondered why your best friend loves cilantro while you think it tastes like soap? Or why your sibling can’t ...

The SYNGAP1 gene, which supports the production of a protein called SynGAP (Synaptic Ras GTPase-Activating Protein), is known ...

Gene therapy represents a paradigm shift in modern medicine, offering unprecedented opportunities to combat diseases at their ...

A groundbreaking study has uncovered how specific genetic mutations influence cancer treatment outcomes -- insights that could help doctors tailor treatments more effectively. The largest study of its ...

The largest study to date to analyse millions of both genetic and patient records on the long-term health conditions of later life has identified opportunities for new ways to prevent and treat ...

In a novel theory, scientists at Arizona State University's Biodesign Institute propose a unifying explanation for the ...

As well as being essential in the precise packaging of DNA into the space of the nucleus, histone proteins are also the site ...

For the past two decades, scientists have been manipulating genes to grow human cells where you wouldn’t quite expect them.

For the last 10 years, the only effective treatment for hypophosphatasia (HPP) has been an enzyme replacement therapy that must be delivered by injection three-to-six times each week.

Rates of genetic testing for autism and intellectual and development disorders were associated with race, gender, and insurance company.

A team of investigators from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Google, and Columbia University have created an artificial intelligence model that can predict which ...