GENA highlights how AI and genomic intelligence transform rare disease identification, speeding diagnosis and improving ...

It took a while for the science to basically catch up to that suspicion.” In these types of “recessive” conditions, the ...

A genetics‑guided drug, compound 6, targets CARD9 to subtly calm gut inflammation in Crohn’s disease, pointing to safer, longer‑lasting, precision treatments.

Scientists have mapped how genetics and life experiences leave lasting epigenetic marks on immune cells. The discovery helps ...

A 5,500-year-old skeleton has yielded the oldest known genome of the bacterium behind syphilis, revealing a lineage unlike ...

An infection with Epstein-Barr virus is a nonevent for most people. But for a subset, the virus can contribute to chronic ...

A sequencing study conducted in Uganda reveals that one in four people has been exposed to a deadly hemorrhagic virus.

Huntington’s disease is a rare inherited neurological disorder that progressively affects movement, cognition and mental ...

Nine in 10 people worldwide have been infected with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). | Nine in 10 people worldwide have been ...

Huntington’s disease (HD) is one of those rare conditions that affects not just the patient but the entire family—medically, emotionally and genetically. This inherited brain disorder causes gradual ...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a public health challenge that affects more than 800 million people worldwide. 1 CKD can be caused by a variety of disease processes. Many causes are difficult to ...

A Florida state legislator sponsored the nation's first state-backed genetic screening program after his son died from a rare genetic disease.