A tiny group of people needs far less sleep than the rest of us. Geneticists are finally uncovering the mutations that let ...

A new study has developed a powerful computational method that can detect how genes interact with each other to influence ...

Researchers discovered that a tiny structural feature of the enzyme GPX4 helps keep neurons safe. A rare mutation removes ...

Cell death triggered by GPX4 loss was slowed in cell cultures and in mouse model using compounds that specifically inhibit ferroptosis.

Blood type A(B) is caused by a four gene mutations and was discovered when the blood of patients and donors was being studied ...

A rare dolphin with flippers resembling hooked “thumbs” was photographed in the Gulf of Corinth in Greece, a discovery that ...

A new study reports that the locations where genes begin are particularly prone to mutations, and these genetic changes can ...

Researchers have identified how a single mutation in the GPX4 enzyme causes neurons to undergo ferroptosis, leading to severe early-onset dementia.

Deep inside your nervous system, a tiny fault in how cells make energy can quietly change the course of a life. That hidden ...

EVE combines evolutionary insights with human population data to identify damaging genetic mutations, improving variant ...

Scientists discovered that the first 100 base pairs of human genes are unusually prone to mutations, especially during the ...

Researchers have identified specific genes containing rare mutations that significantly increase the likelihood of developing ...