Congenital heart disease (CHD) is one of the most common birth defects, but the full extent of its genetic underpinnings has ...

Cedars-Sinai investigators have developed a novel artificial intelligence (AI) model, named DYNA, that accurately ...

Sunburns and aging skin are obvious effects of exposure to harmful UV rays, tobacco smoke and other carcinogens. But the effects aren't just skin deep. Inside the body, DNA is literally being torn ...

Scientists have tapped into the Summit supercomputer to study an elaborate molecular pathway called nucleotide excision ...

A Lexington high school student is hoping to make a major impact in her community by raising money for rare genetic diseases. Freshman Hannah Vitters felt called to take action when her 8-year-old ...

Defects in DNA repair underlie a number of human genetic diseases that affect a wide ... oxidative damage in the cerebellum, and xeroderma pigmentosum (XP), a condition characterized by ...

The rise of gene-edited embryos has raised a myriad of ethical questions. It involves altering DNA to prevent disease or even to choose specific traits using a method known as CRISPR. In 2018 ...

A single base change can create a devastating genetic disorder or a beneficial adaptation, or it might have no effect. How do mutations happen, and how do they influence the future of a species?

Researchers estimate there are at least 80 genetic areas that may play a role in the progression of Alzheimer’s disease, including presenilin 2 (PSEN2) located on chromosome 1. Researchers from ...