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

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

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 ...

More than two years after H5N1 bird flu was first detected in U.S. dairy cattle, the virus has proven remarkably good at ...

The findings show how the H5N1 bird flu virus is evolving in livestock and what that may mean for human health.

Scientists now recognize that spontaneous DNA errors, which we acquire in early development all the way until our last breath ...

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 ...

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

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

Imagine getting only a few hours of sleep and being raring to go the next day. A new study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows the discovery of a gene ...