Researchers confirmed that sperm accumulate mutations over the years, increasing the risk of transmitting diseases to ...

An international team led by Monash University researchers has uncovered the genetic code governing the way genetic mutations ...

Researchers at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, have uncovered the hidden code governing how genetic mutations affect RNA splicing and result in disease. The researchers were able to ...

New Cleveland Clinic research reveals that up to 5% of Americans—approximately 17 million people—carry genetic mutations or ...

An affordable new BRCA gene test has hit the market, but who should take it? — -- A new genetic testing kit that hits the market today is the most affordable, and arguably one of the simplest, ...

UAMS surgical oncologist Dr. Rhonda Henry Tillman says one of the most common questions she hears is rooted in that same fear ...

Researchers identified a new genetic mutation that may allow some people to survive, even thrive, on three hours of sleep. The mutation is called SIK3-N783Y. Scientists said mice test subjects ...

An international research team, led by Shinghua Ding at the University of Missouri, has identified a previously unknown ...

The answer to the question 'how much sleep do I need each night?' depends on a variety of factors, and we just found a new one: a rare mutation in the SIK3 gene that seems to enable the brain to ...

Meet the luckiest people on Earth — individuals carrying a rare genetic mutation that prevents wrinkles from forming even as they age well into their 80s. These genetic lottery winners have provided ...

Like many stories in New Mexico, this one begins more than 400 years ago. It starts with Cristobal Baca, born in 1567 in Mexico City. He arrived in what is now Northern New Mexico around 1600 with his ...

The BioSpace 40 Under 40 winner opens up about his very personal career transformation from wealth management to biotech—and ...