March 30 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a higher-dose version of Biogen's drug for a rare genetic disorder that causes progressive muscle weakness, the company said on ...

Project MinE, an international consortium co-founded by researchers at King's College London, has identified new genetic ...

For the first time, doctors have treated a baby born with a rare, life-threatening genetic disorder with a gene-editing therapy scientists tailored to specifically repair his unique mutation. The baby ...

Genetic risk in mental illness is not equal, with some disorders highly distinct and others sharing broad inherited vulnerability.

Scientists have discovered a surprising mechanism by which the inherited genetic mutation known to cause Huntington's disease leads to the death of brain cells. The findings change the understanding ...

A new study by UCLA Health published in Cell presents a major advancement in the future of personalized medicine by pinpointing new connections between people's genes, disease risk and medicine ...

Researchers have been trying to solve the mystery of a rare genetic disorder called spinocerebellar ataxia 4 (SCA4) for many years. The disease causes impairments in movement and balance, and these ...

Researchers led by the University of Vienna and Liège University Hospital Centre have identified genetic variants associated with a rare inherited growth disorder in two prehistoric individuals who ...

Doctors warn cousin marriages raise birth defect risk 2-2.5x due to shared recessive genes; genetic counselling can help reduce risks.

Scientists at UT Southwestern Medical Center have traced a rare premature aging condition in a young Malaysian man to a ...

Researchers analyze 2.2 million genomes to show that addiction risk is primarily driven by broad genes affecting brain wiring ...