A large genetic screen has revealed how stem cells transform into brain cells, exposing hundreds of genes that make this process possible. Among the discoveries is PEDS1, a gene now linked to a ...

A look at Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), focusing on motor neuron degeneration, sporadic versus familial ...

Many genetic variants linked to inherited eye disorders rarely lead to disease, meaning up to 2% of people could carry these variants without ever developing vision problems, according to a new s tudy ...

The key market opportunities in EDS include increasing awareness for early diagnosis, particularly for hEDS, and addressing the high unmet medical needs for effective treatments. The absence of ...

In the early 1990s, Keith Willmott and a friend, both undergraduate students from the United Kingdom, arrived in Ecuador with ...

Illinois couple Megan Kempf and Kyle are parents to Poppy, 9, and Oliver, 2, who suffer from a dementia-like condition called ...

Explore groundbreaking research on ALS and how a specific mouse strain could change its study and treatment forever.

Medically reviewed by Brigid Dwyer, MD Key Takeaways Huntington’s disease is a genetic condition that is inherited in an ...

A plant named Virectaria stellata has genetic traits foreign to its family, challenging the classic rules of plant ...

Biologists have long regarded the bony plates found in some lizards as an ancient legacy, passed down and occasionally lost.

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An epigenetic study found that sperm DNA methylation changes with paternal age at thousands of genomic sites, including ...