This study offers important insight into the pathogenic basis of intragenic frameshift deletions in the carboxy-terminal domain of MECP2, which account for some Rett syndrome cases, yet similar ...

It has been claimed that because most of our DNA is active, it must be important, but now human-plant hybrid cells have been ...

A microscopic flaw in the brain’s cellular scaffolding can shape brain size for life.

Gene editing has moved from theory to bedside with a speed that would have seemed impossible a decade ago. A new wave of ...

A major evolutionary theory says most genetic changes don’t really matter, but new evidence suggests that’s not true. Researchers found that helpful mutations happen surprisingly often. The twist is ...

There’s a specific number of cases that marks the point of no return, according to a new study. You can count them on your ...

In mouse models, treatment repaired brain pathology, restored cognitive function, and normalised Alzheimer's biomarkers. The ...

President Donald Trump has sparked outrage after posting negative content about the Kennedy family as they reel from the ...

Three start-ups are aiming to create gene-edited babies. Columnist Michael Le Page has no doubt that editing our offspring ...

In a significant breakthrough, US researchers have found in animal studies that Alzheimer's Disease can be reversed, challenging previous studies that for over a century considered the ...

Researchers reveal structure of ancient viral protein appearing in breast cancer, lupus, and ALS, opening new paths for ...

A new study has proposed that Alzheimer’s disease can be successfully reversed instead of just being slowed down.