A newly discovered CPD gene mutation causes hearing loss, and scientists found that Viagra and arginine may help reverse it.

In a world first, a bespoke gene-editing therapy benefited one child. Now researchers plan to launch a clinical trial of the approach ...

Scientists have identified mutations in the CPD gene as a key cause of a rare congenital hearing loss, revealing how ...

In a world first, a bespoke gene-editing therapy benefitted one child. Now reseachers plan to launch a clinical trial of the ...

Some 17 million Americans are living with genetic mutations tied to an increased risk of getting cancer, Cleveland Clinic ...

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New research published in Nature Communications into hidden mutations in mitochondrial DNA has uncovered how high mutational levels coincide with later life and link to aging markers. Mitochondria are ...

Some genetic disorders-such as cystic fibrosis, hemophilia and Tay Sachs disease-involve many mutations in a person's genome, often with enough variation that even two individuals who share the same ...

Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA), small pieces of DNA released from dying tumor cells into the bloodstream, can be easily and non-invasively identified and examined through a simple blood test. This ...

Researchers from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine at the National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine) report that the ...

Bowhead whales boost DNA repair to live centuries and extend human longevity potential Bowhead whale protein enhances ...

Learn more about bowhead whales and how they routinely see out their 200th birthday — and this DNA-repair protein might just ...