Cystic fibrosis, a genetic disorder, affects lungs and other organs. It causes thick mucus buildup. Researchers have ...

For decades, Arieh Warshel, USC Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and a 2013 Nobel laureate, has used computer simulations ...

GRIN2A gene mutations emerge as single-gene cause of childhood schizophrenia, anxiety, and mood disorders, potentially ...

After more than 50 years of research, scientists still don't know exactly what causes autism. But the data make clear that ...

A study shows that young people who use tanning beds have more skin mutations including cells known to lead to skin cancer.

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

With a rate of mutation 35 percent higher than random chance, this previously unknown weakness could be a major vector for ...

A recent study out of Northwestern University found evidence that using tanning beds can increase a person’s risk of ...

A groundbreaking study shows tanning beds create dangerous DNA mutations deep within skin cells—far exceeding the damage ...

A rare genetic disorder discovered by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers and their colleagues can cause brain damage ...

Decades of research into autism has revealed this much: There is no simple answer for what causes the condition. Decades of ...

The order of cancer-driving mutations—genetic changes—plays an important role in whether tumors in the intestine can develop, ...