For those born with certain types of congenital deafness, the cochlear implant has been a positive and enabling technology.

There are hundreds of cell types in the human body, each with a specific role spelled out in their DNA. In theory, all it ...

Recent findings suggest that the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is involved in both causing multiple sclerosis (MS) and shaping its ...

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 ...

State Sen. Danny Burgess and state Rep. Adam Anderson have filed legislation that would address a shortage of genetic ...

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 ...

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

Kanagawa University of Human Services-led researchers found short-term BMI reductions after an eight-to-12-week ...

Brenna Henn had a long-term grant to study the genetic diversity of Africans and people of African descent. Then her N.I.H.

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

How to balance patient confidentiality with your ethical and legal duties to inform family of hereditary risks.