Mutations in a gene known as CPD play a crucial role in a rare form of congenital hearing loss, an international team of ...

A Nature study shows sperm from older fathers carry more disease-linked mutations, revealing how age and cell competition ...

Your DNA contains millions of genetic variants that interact with each other in ways that affect whether diseases such as ...

Researchers have understood for decades that some forms of deafness are inherited, yet until now, few of those genetic clues ...

Cell signaling is crucial for cells to communicate and function correctly. Disruptions in these pathways, caused by genetic mutations or environmental factors, can lead to uncontrolled cell growth, ...

Sickle cell disease is a hereditary condition, which means a person inherits it from their biological parents. The condition occurs when a person inherits two copies of the hemoglobin beta (HBB) gene ...

Using fruit flies, University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers have developed a new model for investigating the genetic ...

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 ...

UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland is enrolling patients in an innovative clinical trial that seeks to cure sickle cell disease. The trial is the first in the U.S. to apply non-viral CRISPR-Cas9 ...