A groundbreaking study has identified how previously mysterious mutations in non-coding DNA contribute to kidney disease, ...

More than 1,000 genes may serve as possible treatment targets for individuals with kidney disease, according to a new study, ...

Right now, approximately 20 billion red blood cells are busy traveling through your blood vessels. They are delivering oxygen ...

A study on bat genomes, involving Texas Tech University, discovered genetic adaptations that help bats resist viral ...

A new study has discovered in mouse models that genes associated with repairing mismatched DNA are critical in eliciting damages to neurons that are most vulnerable in Huntington's disease and ...

The findings, published in the journal Environment International, highlighted why children’s exposure to second-hand smoke ...

Researchers developed an epigenetic editing approach to silence the PCSK9 gene, achieving long-term cholesterol reduction ...

UMD researchers have discovered key mechanisms in gene regulation that could improve the design of RNA-based medicines.

GeneDx CEO Katherine Stueland likes the potential of newborn testing, but she says her Stamford, Connecticut, company is ...

A recent study published in the journal Environment International found that second-hand or passive exposure to cigarette ...

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

A study has identified a wheat nucleotide-binding and leucine-rich repeat (NLR) gene pair, RXL and Pm5e, that confers ...