Neurologists have discovered a genetic mutation that may protect the brain from dementia. Francisco Lopera, a researcher at the University of Antioquia in Colombia, has spent almost forty years ...

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a debilitating and progressive neurodegenerative disorder caused by the loss of ...

Medically reviewed by Brigid Dwyer, MD Key Takeaways Huntington’s disease is a genetic condition that is inherited in an ...

Most mutations that cause disease by swapping one amino acid out for another do so by making the protein less stable, according to a major study of human protein variants that was published in Nature ...

Scientists are getting one step closer to snipping inherited genetic diseases out of human offspring using a gene-editing technique called CRISPR. For the first time, scientists said, they corrected a ...

Wounded and elderly patients are being evacuated by train from embattled east Ukraine - Copyright AFP Ishara S. KODIKARA Wounded and elderly patients are being ...

The human genetic code is fully mapped out, providing scientists with a blueprint of the DNA to identify genomic regions and their variations responsible for diseases. Traditional statistical tools ...

An international research team reveals new molecular mechanisms associated with pathogenic mutations in the protein ...

Parkinson's disease researchers say they have discovered a genetic mutation in a small protein that could produce new treatments for the debilitating brain disorder. Chinnapong - stock.adobe.com ...

In two separate studies, German researchers have identified the single-gene mutation that can lead to the incurable autoimmune disease lupus. The discovery opens the door to developing new therapeutic ...

A study of rare gene mutations that cause hereditary Alzheimer's disease shows these mutations disrupt production of a small sticky protein called amyloid. A University of Kansas study of rare gene ...

For the first time, scientists have discovered how a gene mutation can cause heart disease in adults despite normal cholesterol levels and no other risk factors. Researchers at the University of Texas ...