Scientists have traced a devastating pattern of brain cell loss in a handful of families to a single, ultra-rare mutation ...

A single microscopic change in our DNA can permanently alter how the brain is built, locking in developmental problems that ...

Genetic mutations aren't always a bad thing. A groundbreaking new study suggests that mutations on a single gene may actually be beneficial when it comes to Alzheimer’s disease. For the study, Dr.

A microscopic flaw in the brain’s cellular scaffolding can shape brain size for life.

Researchers created a new kind of cancer drug that can grab a mutant protein while also carrying a second hit against the ...

A review article led by researchers from the B·ARGO group at the Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP) and from the ...

In a study published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation, University of Michigan researchers found a new protein target ...

The traditional view of human genetics is that we are born with a genome that provides a predictive model of our risks of developing different diseases. With a few exceptions, such as cancer, genetic ...

Indoor tanning is associated with markedly higher mutation burdens and cancer-driving genetic changes in melanocytes taken ...

A new study suggests a gene mutation could have a protective effect against Alzheimer's. The research looked specifically at blood stem cells, which live in the bone marrow and make different types of ...