A newly identified and rare genetic variant slows the growth of mutated blood stem cells and reduces the risk of leukemia.

A newly identified and rare genetic variant slows the growth of mutated blood stem cells, researchers report, and it reduces the risk of leukemia.

Holiday travel and gatherings have acted as catalysts, with some regions seeing test positivity rates jump from under 10% to ...

Researchers found a genetic variant that appears to protect against the development of CHIP, a phenomenon that can lead to ...

A newly identified and rare genetic variant slows the growth of mutated blood stem cells, researchers report, and it reduces the risk of leukemia. The findings offer insight into why some people are ...

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

The Bajau tribe of Indonesia have become the first known humans to genetically adapt to diving. The tribe live an extremely amphibious life, and have now been proven to possess the genetic makeup to ...

University of South Australia scientists have developed a powerful new way to uncover the genetic interactions that fuel cancer progression, paving the way for earlier and more precise treatments. The ...

A uniQure gene therapy slowed progression of Huntington’s disease by 75% after three years, statistically significant clinical trial results the company says will support plans for a regulatory ...

Gene therapies for rare diseases are frequently developed then discarded by drug companies because they can’t afford to produce the treatment for more patients. Gene therapies for rare diseases are ...

Millions of different genes play a role in cholesterol levels. Most of those genetic variants have just a small impact. However, about 1 in 250 people have gene mutations that cause a severe form of ...