The rare illness affects an individual's ability to move and think, as well as their mental health ...

A newly identified gene mutation may help explain why schizophrenia patients struggle to update their understanding of ...

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have uncovered a previously unrecognized mechanism by which inherited calcium ...

Damaging variants in genes involved in a rapid immune response (innate immunity) are significantly linked to earlier breast ...

A new study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology suggests that a specific gene mutation prevents patients with ...

The study investigated r ezatapopt (PC14586), a first-in-class small molecule designed to selectively bind and reactivate the ...

California researchers say the world may be just one genetic tweak away from human-to-human transmission of the H5N1 bird flu virus — a worrisome mutation that could open the door to widespread human ...

Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky. You can reach Helen on ...

Human semen not only accumulates genetic mutations with age; as the percentage of sperm carrying potentially serious mutations increases, so does the risk of developing diseases in offspring. This is ...