Imagine building a designer baby like a plushie toy in a mall. Genetic editing may offer parents this, soon. But is it okay?

For decades, biology textbooks taught that DNA’s story could be told with a single image: two elegant strands twisting in a ...

An analysis of major depressive disorder, covering diagnostic criteria, prevalence statistics across demographics, and ...

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One-year-old twin boys have been diagnosed with a rare eye disorder that causes sensitivity to light and impaired vision.

A recent study finds that certain psychiatric disorders have considerable genetic overlap. But these genes aren’t the whole ...

A research team led by Prof. GUO Yusong, Associate Professor of the Division of Life Science at The Hong Kong University of ...

Mental illness is often described in abstract terms, but is rooted in the brain. A study reveals that genes influencing ...

South Texas faces higher rates of Alzheimer's disease. Understanding why is an endlessly complicated mission for local researchers.

Rapid advances in sequencing technologies have transformed our ability to diagnose human genetic disorders, yet many patients still lack a molecular ...

Neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs), such as autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability, arise from complex ...

When Marc and Cristina Easton’s son was diagnosed with autism at 20 months, the Baltimore couple left the doctor’s appointment in confusion. Their toddler – who was very social – did not resemble the ...