A genetic mutation commonly found in cancer patients may also affect how the human body develops in the womb, according to ...

For centuries, we’ve thought of these changes as part of the "genetic lottery," something we can't control. Science is now ...

A new international study led by Mayo Clinic researchers has identified a genetic factor that may explain why some patients ...

A research group from the National Cancer Research Center (CNIO) has found that an alteration in the POT1 gene prevents lung tissue from regenerating, which over time makes breathing difficult. The ...

Researchers at the University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital have developed a promising new immunotherapy targeting the ...

When a key protein regulator dials down DNA repair mechanisms, our cells accumulate more mutations, which may cause us to age faster ...

Researchers at the University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital have developed a promising new immunotherapy targeting the ...

In a trial of people with early Huntington's, the newly developed therapy slowed the progression of symptoms by 75%.

Huntington’s disease has been successfully treated for the first time using a gene therapy, which may be available in the US ...

Tiny tweaks in DNA folding can have big effects. A study from Umeå University shows that even the most subtle changes in ...

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a potentially fatal disease currently without treatment, in which lung tissue develops scarring and becomes stiff, making breathing increasingly difficult over time.