Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have discovered that certain p53 mutants hijack the DNA replication machinery ...

Scientists have identified mutations in the CPD gene as a key cause of a rare congenital hearing loss, revealing how ...

In 'Ofrenda,' an ultrarunner confronts a medical diagnosis — and her mother's death — by setting a fastest known time on one ...

An affordable new BRCA gene test has hit the market, but who should take it? — -- A new genetic testing kit that hits the market today is the most affordable, and arguably one of the simplest, ...

Pancreatic cancer incidence is rising among younger adults, particularly those aged 15 to 39, due to lifestyle and genetic factors. Key risk factors include obesity, smoking, alcohol consumption, and ...

Late last year, dozens of researchers spanning thousands of miles banded together in a race to save one baby boy’s life. The result was a world first: a cutting-edge, gene-editing therapy fashioned ...

Emily Kramer-Golinkoff can’t get enough oxygen with each breath. Advanced cystic fibrosis makes even simple things like walking or showering arduous and exhausting. She has the most common fatal ...

Even though a large proportion of cancer patients carry genetic mutations that make them more susceptible to cancer, only a ...

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 ...

Scientists at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a revolutionary gene-editing method using bacterial retrons ...

A new approach to gene therapy for retinitis pigmentosa may help patients with advanced disease regain vision regardless of which genetic mutation is causing the condition. An optogenetic therapy ...

Dr. Neil Friedman from Mercy Medical Center joins Jenyne Donaldson for a conversation about genetic mutations and why it's ...