Genetic mutations are more pervasive than previously thought, causing cancer and other ailments. Are there possible benefits ...

As the body ages, cells naturally accumulate dozens of genetic mutations each year. New research from Boston Children's ...

Is Alzheimer’s a form of "brain cancer" of the immune system? A new study links cancer-driving mutations in microglia to ...

A new Nature study suggests DNA mutations in immune cells may drive autoimmune diseases by removing immune system brakes, ...

A new review from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona provides one of the ...

A newly identified gene mutation may help explain why schizophrenia patients struggle to update their understanding of reality. The mutation disrupts a brain circuit involved in flexible ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich — There is a rare gene mutation linked to sudden cardiac death and heart failure called phospholamban (PLN). It may not be very common worldwide, but likely more so in West Michigan ...

Can zebrafish help find autism treatments? Scientists used pharmaco-behavioral profiling to identify FDA-approved drugs, like ...

For decades, the standard explanation for autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis has rested on two pillars: inherited ...