Three start-ups are aiming to create gene-edited babies. Columnist Michael Le Page has no doubt that editing our offspring ...

This study offers important insight into the pathogenic basis of intragenic frameshift deletions in the carboxy-terminal domain of MECP2, which account for some Rett syndrome cases, yet similar ...

A new study published today in Science Translational Medicine by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer ...

A major evolutionary theory says most genetic changes don’t really matter, but new evidence suggests that’s not true. Researchers found that helpful mutations happen surprisingly often. The twist is ...

Immune cells called B cells make antibodies that fight off invading bacteria, viruses and other foreign substances. During ...

Scientists have traced a devastating pattern of brain cell loss in a handful of families to a single, ultra-rare mutation ...

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A research team at Oregon Health & Science University has discovered a promising new drug combination that may help people ...

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Data indicating unequal treatment effects in women has prompted calls for more nuance in Alzheimer’s diagnosis and drug ...

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