An infant with a fatal genetic disease has survived past the age of 2 with no signs of the condition, thanks to treatment ...

A man who should have developed early-onset Alzheimer's disease due to a genetic mutation is still symptom-free in his 70s.

A 75-year-old man with a genetic predisposition for Alzheimer’s has yet to show signs of the disease. Could this offer insights on new preventive and therapeutic avenues?

Only around two percent of the human genome codes for proteins, and while those proteins carry out many important functions ...

From life-altering genetic conditions to promising new treatments, here's what you need to know about 7 inherited diseases ...

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a debilitating genetic condition that’s usually fatal by a few years of age. But an ...

Scientists discovered that DNA mutations influence aging by altering epigenetic changes and biological clocks.

Did you see this? Nearly 1 in 10 Americans have asthma. Here's what causes it.

In December 2023, through the development efforts of CRISPR Therapeutics and Vertex Pharmaceuticals, their decades-long ...

Neurogeneticists have discovered a novel genetic mutation and associated buildup of toxic proteins in the brain -- a type of buildup distinct from amyloid or tau, proteins that have long been the ...

An FDA-approved osteoporosis treatment might nudge a mutated protein back into shape and improve heart function, according to ...

A groundbreaking study has identified how previously mysterious mutations in non-coding DNA contribute to kidney disease, ...