New gene editing methods have been introduced in the country, bringing new hope to couples who tested positive for certain ...

Two new compounds may be able to treat retinitis pigmentosa, a group of inherited eye diseases that cause blindness. The compounds were identified using a virtual screening approach.

"This type of gene editing should also allow for the treatment of diseases whose origin is not genetic or whose origin cannot ...

Pregnancy is accompanied by profound changes in the body. Among other things, these affect the energy metabolism and the ...

Chronic wasting disease is an incurable illness in deer that causes neurological problems, much like mad cow disease. The DNR ...

An international study led by the University of Oulu and Oulu University Hospital has identified six genetic regions ...

A new mega-database of half a million mutations may flag new ways of treating genetic disease, scientists say.

A new National Genomic Test Directory for Rare and Inherited Disease (Test Directory) has been launched. The development and publication of this test directory by the HSE National Genetics and ...

In two new papers, researchers from The Jackson Laboratory (JAX) report the successful use of two approaches -- gene therapy ...

In his testimony this week, Kennedy claimed that infectious diseases receive far more federal funding than chronic diseases.

There is evidence that Crohn’s disease is genetic, though environmental factors may also be involved. Crohn’s disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that causes inflammation in ...

A family were unfortunate enough to inherit an incurable sleeping disease that took the lives of dozens over multiple ...