Friedreich’s ataxia is a genetic disorder that causes progressive damage to the nervous system and brain, leading to a loss ...

A sperm donor with a rare genetic mutation linked to an increased risk of developing cancer fathered at least 197 children across Europe, some of whom have already died from the disease, according to ...

For some people, the quest to lose weight feels like a constant struggle. Now, scientists have revealed that a newly discovered 'fat gene' could be to blame. Experts from the University of Cambridge ...

Nearly 200 children across Europe were conceived using sperm carrying a dangerous cancer-linked gene mutation. Children ...

A genetic mutation that carries a 90% cancer risk has been passed on by an unwitting sperm donor to dozens of children, a Europe-wide investigation has revealed.

In a breakthrough study, scientists have discovered that a variant in one gene, GRIN2A, can directly cause mental illness – ...

An international research team has identified a human protein, ANKLE1, as the first DNA-cutting enzyme (nuclease) in mammals ...

Kipekee, one of the world’s only spotless giraffes, has died at age two. A necropsy is underway as experts investigate.

A team of researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has uncovered why children with the same ...

A team of researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has uncovered why children with the same ...

A virus carried by 95% of adults from childhood may trigger bladder cancer decades later by damaging cells during immune ...

A team of researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has uncovered why children with the same ...