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

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

Some lucky people have rare genetic mutations that enable them to feel well-rested after just four hours of sleep, while the rest of us need around eight hours to function. Now, researchers have ...

Rutgers neuroscientist Peng Jiang and his neuroscience colleague Mengmeng Jin have made a discovery they say could reshape how scientists think about Alzheimer's treatment.

Tatiana Schlossberg, the youngest granddaughter of President John F. Kennedy, recently revealed she was diagnosed with terminal acute myeloid leukemia (AML) due to a rare genetic anomaly. In a ...

The patient in Louisiana who was hospitalized with severe bird flu illness was found to have a mutated version of the virus, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced last ...

Discover how the artificial intelligence model popEVE ranks mutations in human proteins, transforming diagnoses in genetic disease.

New bird flu mutations can survive human fever, making the virus potentially more dangerous. Learn how PB1 gene increases ...

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

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