Although the genetic cause of many diseases have been identified, it's estimated that as many as 70% of patients with a rare ...

A new study is providing a clearer picture of the genetic landscape of major depression, revealing that the disorder may have ...

A new study published in the journal Cerebral Cortex provides evidence that differences in general intelligence may be partly ...

A newly reported case study has documented a novel nonsense variant in the RTEL1 gene in a patient with familial pulmonary fibrosis (PF), adding to an expanding understanding of how telomere-related ...

Researchers conduct large-scale studies with diverse groups to better understand the genetic factors that influence health and disease. The Million Veteran Program (MVP), for example, includes people ...

Patients with MDS or its precursor conditions sometimes wonder if quitting smoking is truly worth it since they already are ill, said Dr. Sangeetha Venugopal, a physician-scientist at Sylvester ...

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have published results that shed new light on an old question: what causes aging at the molecular level? Their findings, published ...

Nearly 7 million Americans currently live with Alzheimer’s and by 2060, experts say that number could be as high as 14 ...

A new study suggests a gene mutation could have a protective effect against Alzheimer's. The research looked specifically at blood stem cells, which live in the bone marrow and make different types of ...

Scientists have discovered a surprising mechanism by which the inherited genetic mutation known to cause Huntington's disease leads to the death of brain cells. The findings change the understanding ...

A man sits outside and holds a slim menthol cigarette between his fingers. Close-up with focus on the cigarette. The study provided a comprehensive examination of how lifestyle and environmental ...

Occupational and environmental exposures can put specific groups of people at higher risk of cancer, including firefighters. A new study by investigators at Mass General Brigham examines a cancer ...