Studies of genetics conducted in yeast cells, human neurons, mice or other model systems often reveal networks of genes that ...

Experiments on an ultra-rare genetic mutation that causes neurodegeneration in children have helped uncover a new mechanism by which brain cells die. The findings raise the possibility that similar ...

Researchers have found that a genetic mutation associated with a rare group of blood cancers does not always result in development of the disease. The work provides insight into the initial phases of ...

Researchers used miniature human brains grown in the lab to uncover why certain genetic mutations lead to abnormally small brains. Changes in actin disrupted the orientation of early brain cell ...

A major medical milestone took place in May 2025, when doctors at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia used CRISPR-based gene editing to treat a child with a rare genetic disorder. Unlike earlier ...

Researchers recently identified 12 genetic variants linked to longer lives, potentially paving the way for anti-aging therapies that mimic long-living families.

Gene-editing tools like CRISPR have unlocked new treatments for previously uncurable diseases. Now, researchers at the University of British Columbia are extending those possibilities to the skin for ...

Aplastic anemia is a rare blood disorder in which patients cannot make enough blood cells. This life-threatening disease is a result of the immune system attacking blood stem cells. The condition has ...