A genetic mutation that helps animals like yaks and Tibetan antelopes survive at high altitudes may hold the key to repairing ...

The discovery could open up new ways for treating diseases such as MS by leveraging molecules that are already present in the human body. The post Gene yaks have could inspire new multiple sclerosis ...

With a snip of a gene, doctors may one day permanently lower dangerously high cholesterol, possibly removing the need for medication, according to a new pilot study published Saturday in the New ...

Scientists identify a high-altitude genetic mutation in yaks that produces ATDR, a Vitamin A metabolite that repairs myelin damage in MS and cerebral paralysis.

Starting in his early teens, Deshawn "DJ" Chow wasn't sure he'd ever be able to live a normal life. Crushing pain episodes brought on by his sickle cell disease were getting progressively worse. "It's ...

FILE - This undated image made available by the National Human Genome Research Institute shows the output from a DNA sequencer. (NHGRI via AP, File) (Uncredited) WASHINGTON – Scientists are testing an ...

In this webinar, Stefan Radtke will discuss the development of new high-throughput single-cell readouts for precise and comprehensive tracking of gene editing outcomes after autologous hematopoietic ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Topline data from a phase 2 clinical trial of an investigational gene therapy for Parkinson’s disease showed ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists are testing an entirely new way to fight heart disease: a gene-editing treatment that might offer a one-time fix for high cholesterol. It’s very early stage research, ...