Individuals that share the same deletion of a portion of chromosome 16 are at risk of developing neurodevelopmental disorders ...

Genetic mutations aren't always a bad thing. A groundbreaking new study suggests that mutations on a single gene may actually be beneficial when it comes to Alzheimer’s disease. For the study, Dr.

A single-cell platform reveals that many genetic mutations converge on shared cellular programs, pointing to simpler, more ...

Dysfunction resulting from mitochondrial DNA mutations has been implicated in multiple human pathologies, including ...

Correlation does not equal causation. Every cancer cell has genetic mutations, but not all of those mutations necessarily ...

Short QT syndrome is a genetic disease that leads to sudden cardiac death at a young age. Mutations in the SLC4A3 gene, which ...

Study in adults and children with aplastic anemia identifies parallel evolutionary pathways used by hematopoietic stem cells ...

Researchers have found that microglia in Alzheimer’s patients carry cancer-associated mutations, some also present in blood cells, suggesting these altered immune cells may infiltrate the brain and ...

A hallmark of Parkinson’s disease is the buildup of Lewy bodies — misfolded clumps of the protein known as alpha-synuclein. Long before Lewy bodies form, alpha-synuclein can interfere with neurons’ ...

A new study suggests a gene mutation could have a protective effect against Alzheimer's. The research looked specifically at blood stem cells, which live in the bone marrow and make different types of ...