Rutgers Health researchers have discovered that brain immune cells from people with a high genetic risk for alcohol use ...

Some types of muscular dystrophy typically affect ... Most of the muscular dystrophies are a form of inherited disease called X-linked disorders or genetic diseases that mothers can transmit ...

There is evidence that Crohn’s disease is genetic, though environmental factors may also be involved. Crohn’s disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that causes inflammation in ...

Study highlights use of techniques such as long-read genome sequencing, optical genome mapping, and RNA sequencing for rare ...

An international study led by the University of Oulu and Oulu University Hospital has identified six genetic regions ...

Bipolar disorder is a complex psychiatric disorder, characterized by fluctuations between episodes of (hypo)mania and ...

Some highlights include: Gene therapy: This technique involves modifying or replacing defective genes to treat genetic diseases ... such as certain types of muscular dystrophy.

In a Phase I/II trial, patients with X-linked chronic granulomatous disease will receive a treatment created using a new ...

Scientists are unraveling the mystery of what triggers Huntington’s disease, a devastating hereditary disorder ... a threshold of about 150, certain types of neurons sicken and die.