Scientists collaborating on an international research project led by Trinity College Dublin and the University of Dundee have identified a new genetic mutation linked to the development of a type of ...

Huntington’s disease is a rare inherited neurological disorder that progressively affects movement, cognition and mental ...

A recent study published in the Science Translational Medicine journal revealed that the recreation of a rare genetic mutation could enable near-universal virus immunity, Science Alert reported ...

An Ice Age double burial in Italy has yielded a stunning genetic revelation. DNA from a mother and daughter who lived over 12,000 years ago shows that the younger had a rare inherited growth disorder, ...

Researchers discovered a genetic mutation that could explain why some individuals thrive on as little as three hours of sleep per night. The study, published on May 5 in the journal Proceedings of the ...

A whole lot more than just one genetic mutation determines whether and how disease develops. lvcandy/DigitalVision Vectors via Getty Images Genetic inheritance may sound straightforward: One gene ...

Meet the luckiest people on Earth — individuals carrying a rare genetic mutation that prevents wrinkles from forming even as they age well into their 80s. These genetic lottery winners have provided ...

A recent paper in the peer-reviewed journal Clinical Dysmorphology has presented the first detailed case report of a new kind of gene mutation in a child, with a rare condition – pseudo-TORCH Syndrome ...

Environmental exposure to lead, a phenomenon once believed to be relatively recent in human history, actually dates back more than two million years and affected both modern humans and their extinct ...

As a blue-eyed individual, and I’ve always wondered what makes them special. Growing up, people would comment on their color, asking if they were real or if I wore contacts. It turns out that everyone ...