Scientists in China have developed a "capsule" delivery system to transplant healthy mitochondria into diseased cells, a breakthrough that could lead to new treatments for Parkinson's disease, rare ...

The UCSF Lynch Syndrome Center is a leading Northern California clinic specializing in Lynch syndrome, a common genetic condition increasing the risk of colon cancer and other cancers. The center ...

The FDA proposes new rules allowing mutation-specific gene therapies to qualify for approval despite extremely small patient ...

Romano-Ward syndrome, the most common congenital long QT disorder, often causes exertion- or stimulus-triggered syncope and ...

Stanford Medicine pediatric hematologist Agnieszka Czechowicz, MD, Ph.D., has devoted her research career to improving ...

Life-saving treatments for children with orphan illnesses often move slowly, if at all, through the federal approval process.

Medical experts are urging parents, particularly women over 35 or those with a family history of genetic disorders, to seek medical advice during pregnancy. They warn that early detection of ...

Sildenafil—an active ingredient also marketed under the name of Viagra—improves symptoms in patients with Leigh syndrome.

Weizmann Institute study finds genetics may account for about 50 percent of human lifespan, more than double previous estimates.

A desert community lives on a diet of blood and meat that would make most people sick.

Although mental disorders have multifactorial causes, genetics can explain some of them, yet this field remains largely unexplored in terms of guiding diagnoses and treatments. In the largest study of ...