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

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

Catherine O'Hara, best known for her role in Home Alone and Schitt's Creek, died in Los Angeles at the age of 71. It has been ...

The new division aims to shorten diagnostic wait times and increase clinical trials. Officials say the investment positions the hospital as a national leader in rare disease treatment. CHICAGO - Ann & ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While some diseases have been linked to genetic mutations, experts think that a wide range of conditions may be caused by ...

After decades of intense focus on genetics, the biomedical research community is undergoing a major shift, focusing on a new framework called "exposomics." Similar to the way scientists work to map ...

Gout is a common form of arthritis that can cause sudden bouts of pain, strong enough to wake someone from a deep sleep. Forget what you think you know about gout. Gout is a common form of arthritis ...

Study shows that rare variants captured by Illumina WGS with DRAGEN™ variant calling explain most of the "missing heritability" in complex human diseases and traits, including those related to blood ...

Outcome of Regenerative Medicine Advanced Therapy (RMAT) meeting provides the potential for an accelerated regulatory pathway to approval of OPGx-LCA5 First participant enrolled in run-in period for ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . With more than 250 peer-reviewed papers published in several high-impact journals, Katalin Susztak, MD, PhD, has ...

Despite advances, whole genome sequencing — and with it the promise of early, life-altering therapies — still isn’t a routine part of care for most newborns. Many babies enter the world with silent ...