Researchers said their discovery of nine 'core' genes central to the development of type 1 diabetes could unlock new immune system pathways for targeting by immunotherapies. A team from the University ...

A new study by the National Cancer Research Center (CNIO) has identified several sets of genes related to the predisposition ...

Several genes with varying inheritance patterns are involved in determining your blood type. The most significant gene is the ABO gene which determines your ABO blood type. Like many of your physical ...

Our brain is arguably the organ that most distinguishes humans from other primates. Its exceptional size, complexity and capabilities far exceed those of any other species on Earth. Yet humans share ...

Researchers have discovered a rare new type of diabetes that affects babies early in life. The condition is caused by changes ...

There are hundreds of cell types in the human body, each with a specific role spelled out in their DNA. In theory, all it ...

Learn more about the gene linked to the evolutionary loss of human tails, and how, in rare cases, some people are still born ...

Repeated exercise, or wasting, can change the way key genes work.

New research finds that retinal diseases thought to map one-to-one to genetic mutations are more complicated than that.

Researchers say deafness can affect children's brain development. Children with hereditary deafness regained their hearing thanks to a type of gene therapy, a new study published on Wednesday found.