An HIV-derived nucleoside therapy now treats rare genetic diseases by restoring mitochondrial DNA and improving muscle ...

CNBC anchor Becky Quick is opening up about her daughter's once-private health battle.

A new CRISPR approach can control genes without cutting DNA, opening a safer path for treating genetic diseases. A newly ...

A patient death in a CRISPR trial halts gene editing studies, raising critical safety questions. What this means for the ...

An analysis of genetic data from over 900,000 people shows that certain stretches of DNA, made up of short sequences repeated ...

Scientists discovered that aging DNA repeats expand at wildly different speeds—and in some people, the consequences can be devastating. A sweeping genetic study drawing on data from more than 900,000 ...

ST. PAUL, Minn., Aug. 26 (UPI) --New artificial intelligence models can yield much more nuanced and detailed assessments of genetic risks for 10 inherited diseases, researchers reported Thursday. This ...

When a child inherits a genetic condition, it often means both parents unknowingly carried genetic variations that, when combined, led to the disease. Modern genetic testing now allows families to ...

A new "proteomic" blood test can accurately screen a newborn's DNA for thousands of rare, inherited diseases by analyzing just a single-milliliter sample, according to a study to be presented Monday.

Rare genetic disorders are typically caused by a variant in a single gene. It is estimated that there are over 7000 such conditions, meaning that although individually rare, they are collectively ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with inherited retinal diseases may present with seemingly routine conditions. Look for comorbid ...

“Science gave us a chance,” one mother said after being a part of the pioneering IVF technique that was used to prevent inherited diseases gorodenkoff/Getty Stock Image Scientists at Newcastle ...