A "gene silencer" (technically known as small interfering RNA, or siRNA), locally delivered by nanoparticles embedded in an ...

A recent study of a million people with 14 psychiatric disorders showed these disorders fell into five genetic clusters.

The findings one day could allow people with multiple mental health conditions to be treated with a single therapy, ...

When her newborn was diagnosed with Phenylketonuria (PKU), Jewelia Belcher tells PEOPLE it felt like her “world was crashing ...

Scientists from UC Davis Center for Surgical Bioengineering, the MIND Institute and UC Berkeley’s Murthy Lab are developing ...

Genetic testing can help doctors diagnose some neurological disorders, such as Huntington’s disease. It can also provide insights into a person’s risk of future health conditions. Genetic testing ...

Newborn babies in Hull will be able to be screened for more than 200 rare genetic conditions as part of a national study to ...

The strategy, known as synthetic biology, is gaining momentum globally as a conservation tool and human health solution, ...

Pam Kowalcyzk and her daughter have PKU, a rare disorder that prevents the body from processing protein ...

By Dr. Priyom Bose, Ph.D. By analyzing bowel movement frequency in more than 268,000 people, researchers uncover how thiamine ...

Sometimes, in genetics, two wrongs do make a right. A research team has recently shown that two harmful genetic variants, ...