Scientists at Duke-NUS Medical School and the National University Health System (NUHS), together with an international team ...

Learn more about the gene linked to the evolutionary loss of human tails, and how, in rare cases, some people are still born ...

Human cells usually contain two copies of most genes, one of which comes from the mother while the other comes from the father. It's long been thought that usually these two copies, or alleles of ...

Researchers from Radboud university medical center and University of Basel have discovered new genetic causes of inherited ...

A newly discovered genetic mutation unique to humans may help explain why we are significantly more vulnerable to cancer than our closest evolutionary relatives. Researchers at the University of ...

A genetic mutation passed from mother to children in families affected by schizophrenia has now been shown to completely ...

Much of pancreatic cancer’s evasive and deadly nature may come down to low levels of one gene. In A Nutshell Early detection, ...

Vancouver, BC - A molecular genetic autopsy performed on the tissue of a 21-year-old woman who died suddenly of unexplained causes identified a novel mutation in the KCNH2 gene at a region that is ...

In about 5–10% of colorectal cancer patients, hereditary factors play a role, with higher percentages among younger patients.

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, March 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre (KFSHRC) has reported a significant increase in the number of targeted mutations analysed.