In a major step toward treating rare neurological diseases, scientists have used gene editing to correct mutations inside the ...

Researchers have identified the mechanism by which a common genetic mutation increases liver disease risk. Their findings ...

Many scientific discoveries are serendipitous—the result of chance. Seeing evolution in action in a cheese cave turned out to ...

Researchers at Mass General Brigham in Boston have designed a custom gene editing technique that corrected the mutation ...

New research reveals that a gene mutation tied to Alzheimer’s disease disrupts the production of exosomes, tiny cellular ...

Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is one of the most common types of dementia that hits before the age of 65. Although symptoms ...

A rare blood disorder, alpha thalassemia, affects thousands of people. About 5% to 20% of the world population carries one or ...

A white deer with patches of brown fur was spotted near the East Bay Bike Path. Photos provided to 12 News show the deer with ...

Researchers have discovered the first genetic mutation associated with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and sudden death in ...

Multisystemic smooth muscle dysfunction syndrome (MSMDS) is a rare condition associated with stroke, aortic dissection ...

When 35-year-old Rajesh (name changed) collapsed during a morning jog, his family was stunned. Fit, vegetarian, and with no ...