Researchers have successfully employed an algorithm to identify potential mutations which increase disease risk in the noncoding regions our DNA, which make up the vast majority of the human genome.

Patria said mutations of any virus can help scientists understand the virus's severity. The method the researchers used to sequence the Marek's disease virus gene could be used to monitor other ...

For some people with a high risk of Alzheimer's who received a drug called gantenerumab for eight years, their risk of developing symptoms was cut in half, according to a new srudy.

Health officials in Hood River County, Ore., are investigating three cases of Creutzfeld Jakob disease. Two have died and a ...

Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of ...

RIKEN researchers have demonstrated the protective effects of a specific genetic mutation against Alzheimer's disease in ...

Investigators have developed STITCHR, a new gene editing tool that can insert therapeutic genes into specific locations without causing unwanted mutations. The system can be formulated completely as ...

DNA is made up of four chemical “letters” - the nucleotide bases A, G, T and C. Mutations in this sequence cause thousands of human diseases, yet until recently, gene editing could only fix a limited ...

Hemophilia, a rare inherited bleeding disorder, is primarily caused by mutations in specific genes that impair the body’s ...

Actor Eric Dane, known for his roles in Grey's Anatomy and Euphoria, has been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ...

Parcells said the Nigeria-focused research gives the Delmarva poultry industry and researchers insight into the do’s and don'ts for protecting chickens against Marek’s disease virus. “At any given ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Genetic mutations in the meq oncogene of Marek's disease virus (MDV) in chickens have been linked to vaccine resistance and increased virulence. The study ...