A whole lot more than just one genetic mutation determines whether and how disease develops. lvcandy/DigitalVision Vectors via Getty Images Genetic inheritance may sound straightforward: One gene ...

The COVID-19 pandemic gave us tremendous perspective on how wildly symptoms and outcomes can vary between patients ...

People from the Outer Hebrides and north-west Ireland have the highest risk of developing a genetic disease that causes a ...

A genetic breakthrough reveals why mental health conditions often occur together. New research identifies five disorder ...

Gene-editing tools like CRISPR have unlocked new treatments for previously uncurable diseases. Now, researchers at the ...

Huntington’s disease is a rare inherited neurological disorder that progressively affects movement, cognition and mental ...

Until recently, even the most advanced gene therapies could only be given after a child was born—often racing against time to prevent irreversible damage. In the first part of this series, we explored ...

Rett syndrome is a rare developmental disorder, most often due to a mutation in the MECP2 gene on the X chromosome, but it’s not usually inherited. Advances in genetics have launched a new era in ...

Huntington’s disease (HD) is one of those rare conditions that affects not just the patient but the entire family—medically, emotionally and genetically. This inherited brain disorder causes gradual ...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a public health challenge that affects more than 800 million people worldwide. 1 CKD can be caused by a variety of disease processes. Many causes are difficult to ...

Researchers led by the University of Vienna and Liège University Hospital Center have identified genetic variants associated ...

Opus Genetics, Inc. (Nasdaq: IRD) (“Opus Genetics” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing ...