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People sometimes asked Tiffany Fransen if she was drunk. She wishes more people had heard of her rare disorder.

A new CRISPR approach can control genes without cutting DNA, opening a safer path for treating genetic diseases. A newly ...

For the past two years, 4-year-old Cade Jobsisʼs family has been raising money to allow scientists to restart clinical trials ...

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

The first few months of life are a very important period in terms of human development, and at this point, many of the most ...

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical said on Monday that late-stage studies showed its drug for a type of genetic bone disease failed to ...

Rare inherited genetic variants significantly increase familial lung cancer risk, offering new targets for early detection.

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

Shaun Carmichael has polycystic kidney disease. He needs a transplant, and his wife is a match to donate. CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio — ...

Shaun Carmichael has polycystic kidney disease. He needs a transplant, and his wife is a match to donate. CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio — ...

Kavita Mehta suffers from beta thalassaemia, a genetic condition preventing her body from producing sufficient haemoglobin ...