Researchers at VIB and Antwerp University have identified a major genetic risk factor for a rare form of frontotemporal ...

The study of cacao genetics has provided profound insights into the domestication, diversity and disease resistance mechanisms of Theobroma cacao. Recent advances in genomic sequencing and mapping ...

Clinicians' ability to diagnose and treat chronic diseases is limited by scientific uncertainty around factors contributing to disease risk. A study published September 2 nd in the open-access journal ...

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 ...

Genetic inheritance may sound straightforward: One gene causes one trait or a specific illness. When doctors use genetics, it’s usually to try to identify a disease-causing gene to help guide ...

New research advances genetic diagnosisDemonstrates the potential to expand equitable access to treatment for patients living with rare inherited metabolic and neurodegenerative diseasesBALTIMORE ...

Environmental factors such as lifestyle and the medications you take influence the effects your genes have on your body — and can clarify how diseases develop. When you purchase through links on our ...

Huntington’s disease (HD) is one of those rare conditions that affects not just the patient but the entire family—medically, emotionally and genetically. This inherited brain disorder causes gradual ...

A new genome-wide study uncovers evidence of the first three-way relationships between human genetic variation, variation in the fungal component of the human microbiome - known as the mycobiome - and ...

Horses are just as much a part of New Mexico’s story as green chile and balloons. One local startup is hoping their research ...

St. Louis Families Unite for Rare Disease Day 2026 as Take Part Foundation Advances Critical Genetic Testing and ...