Sickle cell disease—the subject of a new Seminar in The Lancet—is one of the most prevalent and fastest-growing genetic disorders worldwide. Although its true prevalence is difficult to determine ...

A new synthesis finds that common epilepsies are driven by thousands of tiny-effect genetic variants, most still ...

Favorable early safety and initial efficacy data from BEST1 program highlighted at premier gathering of global retinal experts with additional ...

Researchers have discovered that mutations in the FOXJ3 gene act as a "master switch" failure, disrupting how the brain builds its layers and leading to FCD, a primary cause of drug-resistant epilepsy ...

Drug-resistant epilepsy affects millions worldwide, with focal cortical dysplasia (FCD) as one of the leading causes. Yet its ...

A recent study by Fred Hutch biochemist Christopher Lapointe, PhD, and his colleagues, uses innovative lab techniques to ...

Purdue University researcher Emily Dykhuizen explores how cancer takes advantage of the machinery that surrounds DNA to evade the immune system, resist conventional therapies, and spread through ...

We all know a few basic laws of nature, like predators hunt to stay alive, prey stay alert to avoid becoming food, and ...

Acute myeloid leukemia, or AML, is a rare and aggressive cancer that can affect people of all ages. Kiran Vanaja, an ...

A science communicator transformed textbook genetics into an interactive card game that can teach students the basics of ...

cDepartment of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK dDepartment of Brain Repair and Rehabilitation, Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London ...

Improving fruit quality without compromising plant growth remains a major challenge in crop improvement. This study reveals that enhancing the activity of a conserved “housekeeping” gene can ...