Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer's disease, affecting more than ...

Some genetic mutations that are expected to completely stop a gene from working surprisingly cause only mild or even no symptoms. Researchers in previous studies have discovered one reason why: cells ...

Scientists have discovered a new genetic mutation in mosquitoes that helps them to resist insecticides, a major hurdle to ...

A research team has successfully demonstrated the world's first gene-editing treatment for Leber's hereditary optic ...

A hallmark of Parkinson's disease is the buildup of Lewy bodies—misfolded clumps of the protein known as alpha-synuclein.

Researchers have created the first complete map showing how hundreds of mutations in a key cancer gene affect tumor growth.

The DNA of Chernobyl cleanup workers showed mutations caused by radiation that were also evident in the genes of their ...

Dr. Min-young Lee and Dr. Sung-gyu Park of the Advanced Bio and Healthcare Materials Research Division at KIMS have developed a technology that can detect cancer mutant genes in blood with the world's ...

Researchers have found that women who are diagnosed with breast cancer before the age of 55 and carry an inherited mutation in the breast cancer susceptibility genes BRCA1 or BRCA2 ...

HONG KONG, April 7 (Reuters) - Scientists in Japan have identified a series of gene mutations that appear to make people more susceptible to chronic hepatitis B infection. An estimated 400 million ...