Researchers have found that risk for developing dementia is related to genetic risk for coronary artery disease.

GeneDx CEO Katherine Stueland explains how her company screens babies’ DNA for mutations that cause thousands of treatable ...

For centuries, doctors and scientists have agreed that germs are the underlying cause of infectious diseases. Someone coughs ...

Genetics research in Parkinson's disease has identified over 100 risk loci, yet translating these findings into understanding ...

Discover how in some communities around the world, the prevalence of rare diseases is higher due to factors like cousin ...

A new genome-wide study uncovers evidence of the first three-way relationships between human genetic variation, variation in the fungal component of the human microbiome — known as the mycobiome — and ...

Sudden heart attacks in children and teens are rising and cause concern amongst parents. Early genetic testing offers a ...

Then, starting with a landmark publication in Cell in 1990, Harvard Medical School researchers uncovered critical insights into the genetic and molecular underpinnings of the disease. Their federally ...

A new genome-wide study uncovers evidence of the first three-way relationships between human genetic variation, variation in the fungal component of the human microbiome - known as the mycobiome - and ...

One of the largest Brazilian studies on colorectal cancer has revealed how genetic variations and genetic ancestry can ...

New research from the University of Sydney's Charles Perkins Center has found that genes play an active role in shaping the ...

In a major step toward treating rare neurological diseases, scientists have used gene editing to correct mutations inside the ...