Induced pluripotent stem cells made from patients with a form of blistering skin disease can be genetically corrected and used to grow back healthy skin cells in laboratory dishes, researchers at the Stanford University School ...
Nov 26, 2014
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In the largest study of the genetics of childhood obesity, researchers have looked at why some children gain weight very easily.
Jun 3, 2020
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The question of how cancers start is something that scientists have spent years trying to figure out. And the answer, undoubtedly, lies within cells and what's written in their DNA.
Apr 10, 2019
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Researchers at the University of Adelaide say they may have discovered a new target in the fight against depression: a faulty gene that is linked to cardiovascular and metabolic conditions.
Sep 13, 2016
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Cancer Research UK scientists are the first to use an efficient new screening strategy to identify gene faults in tumour cells that are possible drug targets for the most common form of lung cancer, according to new research ...
Jul 9, 2013
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Scientists at the University of Nottingham have taken a step closer towards developing a treatment for the long-term genetic disorder, myotonic dystrophy.
Apr 29, 2020
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Growing up in Devon in the 1980s, brothers James and Matt (names have been changed) had to be careful with their antics – a cut or bruise could land them in hospital.
Jan 15, 2019
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A therapy that replaces the faulty gene responsible for cystic fibrosis in patients' lungs has produced encouraging results in a major UK trial.
Jul 3, 2015
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New research published Online First in The Lancet suggests that a high proportion of severe intellectual disability results from genetic causes that are not inherited. These findings are good news for parents, indicating ...
Sep 26, 2012
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New research has found that men who have the Western world's most common genetic disorder are more likely to develop dementia, compared to those without the faulty genes.
Feb 2, 2021
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