People from the Outer Hebrides and north-west Ireland have the highest risk of developing a genetic disease that causes a ...

Researchers identified the earliest case of a genetic disease with the help of DNA: ...

Scientists have mapped the highest-risk areas for haemochromatosis, known as the 'Celtic Curse', with people from the Outer ...

People from the northwest of Ireland have the highest risk in the British Isles of developing a genetic disease that causes a ...

Dr. Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas and Dr. Kiran Musunru crafted a bespoke treatment that has successfully corrected the genetic defect.

Up to 15% of all couples suffer from infertility at some point in their lives. Lack of knowledge about the causes of fertility problems can lead to prolonged clinical testing and extended treatment ...

A research team at the University of California San Diego has discovered a novel and promising method of treating arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM), a rare inherited heart disease that can strike ...

Gene-editing tools like CRISPR have unlocked new treatments for previously uncurable diseases. Now, researchers at the ...

Genetic defects are exceedingly common, which is not surprising considering just how many cells make up our bodies, including our reproductive cells. While most of these defects have no or only minor ...

Gene therapy drugs have the potential to cure some diseases, but some have a price tag of over a million dollars. Who gets access to them and who doesn't?

The disease leads to the progressive growth of fluid-filled cysts in the kidneys, often resulting in kidney failure and other ...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a public health challenge that affects more than 800 million people worldwide. 1 CKD can be caused by a variety of disease processes. Many causes are difficult to ...