A whole lot more than just one genetic mutation determines whether and how disease develops. lvcandy/DigitalVision Vectors via Getty Images Genetic inheritance may sound straightforward: One gene ...

Rett syndrome is a rare developmental disorder, most often due to a mutation in the MECP2 gene on the X chromosome, but it’s not usually inherited. Advances in genetics have launched a new era in ...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a public health challenge that affects more than 800 million people worldwide. 1 CKD can be caused by a variety of disease processes. Many causes are difficult to ...

Huntington’s disease (HD) is one of those rare conditions that affects not just the patient but the entire family—medically, emotionally and genetically. This inherited brain disorder causes gradual ...

The COVID-19 pandemic gave us tremendous perspective on how wildly symptoms and outcomes can vary between patients ...

The trial is funded through Abu Dhabi’s Healthcare Research and Innovation FundClinical development activities will commence ...

About 1 in 4 people suffer from an anxiety disorder at some point in their lives. These include panic disorder with sudden, severe anxiety attacks; generalized anxiety disorder, in which sufferers ...

Genetic disorders can occur due to mutations in one gene (monogenic), multiple genes (multifactorial inheritance), and mutation in one or more chromosomes. Point mutations are where one nucleotide in ...

A genetic breakthrough reveals why mental health conditions often occur together. New research identifies five disorder ...

By Bhanvi Satija LONDON, Feb 2 (Reuters) - French drugmaker Sanofi said on Monday that its experimental genetic disorder ...

People from the Outer Hebrides and north-west Ireland have the highest risk of developing a genetic disease that causes a ...

A University of Houston psychology professor is challenging the notion that dyslexia, or specific reading disorder, stems ...