A groundbreaking study led by researchers at the University of Copenhagen has challenged conventional understanding of ...

New research suggests genetics may play a bigger role in lifespan than previously thought; but environment and lifestyle ...

Actor turned rare disease advocate Luke Rosen tells how his daughter, Susannah, lives with a KIF1A-associated neurological ...

An international research team has identified key genetic factors that confer protective effects against Alzheimer's disease (AD) through a comprehensive genetic analysis of East Asian populations, ...

Noted actor Chris Hemsworth, known for wielding Thor's mighty hammer, is facing a new kind of battle. The actor recently ...

Hackathons using AlphaGenome and other AI models are hunting down the genetic causes of devastating conditions that have ...

Scientists achieved a genetic breakthrough by removing an extra human chromosome using gene-editing technology. This landmark study successfully deleted the surplus chromosome 21 responsible for Down ...

The condition has been nicknamed the ‘Celtic curse’ because it disproportionately affects people of Celtic ancestry.

Catherine O'Hara's heart and organs were a mirror image of most people's. Though that is rare, congenital heart defects are fairly common.

Although the cause of death of prominent actress Catherine O’Hara — Schitt’s Creek, Beetlejuice, and Home Alone — is still unknown, she was diagnosed in adulthood with a rare congenital heart defect ...