Gene therapy treatments for rare diseases are being developed, but getting them out of the lab has proved challenging.

The American Society for Reproductive Medicine published a report that concludes preimplantation genetic testing for ...

A large genetic study shows that many people carry DNA sequences that slowly expand as they get older. Common genetic ...

An HIV-derived nucleoside therapy now treats rare genetic diseases by restoring mitochondrial DNA and improving muscle ...

Scientists discovered that aging DNA repeats expand at wildly different speeds—and in some people, the consequences can be devastating. A sweeping genetic study drawing on data from more than 900,000 ...

The new tests for autism are not yet reliable enough to be offered commercially. None of the tests has gone through large ...

A lifelong genetic disorder could be lurking among the majority of the population, going completely undiagnosed and being ...

Genetics play a role in low testosterone for some men, but underlying causes vary widely. Many genes influence testosterone ...

A recent study finds that certain psychiatric disorders have considerable genetic overlap. But these genes aren’t the whole ...

Bored Panda has curated a list of people with rare physical traits that might make you do a double take. From extra or ...

A rare genetic disorder discovered by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers and their colleagues can cause brain damage from dangerously low blood sugar levels and liver damage in infants, along ...

For decades, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) has been treated as one diagnosis covering many different symptoms. But a sweeping new review of 121 studies suggests that approach may miss the real ...