In 2023, Autumn was diagnosed with Fanconi anemia, a rare and incurable genetic disorder. For the past month, 18 local high ...

Human genes that encode proteins often contain non-coding segments known as introns. Removing introns is crucial for the proper expression of genetic information. Understanding how our cells ...

News 8 is once again honoring Black history by looking at health care and the racial disparities many report facing.

It is an especially relevant question for many living with Huntington’s Disease (HD). Notably, some studies have shown that ...

The results of an observational study from Lund University in Sweden are clear: Up to the age of 2, a more fiber-rich diet ...

Cell and gene therapies can be life-changing for patients with certain conditions, but the process of receiving them poses barriers for patients and caregivers that require multistakeholder solutions, ...

Organoids were cultured from healthy donor iPSC sources and differentiated using the human iPSC-derived Cerebral Organoid ...

Making memories is something most people do everyday, sometimes without realizing just how important memories can be.

Genomics is bringing in a new wave of money from an unlikely group of investors — health systems. More providers are ...

A team led by University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health geneticists has shown, for the first time, that a gene "silencer" that resides in junk DNA is directly sparing people from a devastating ...

A combination of human pedigree analysis and fruit fly genetics has identified a gene variant that appears to prevent PIGA-CDG, a rare but serious seizure disorder. The findings could ultimately lead ...

DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid, is the fundamental building block of life. It carries the genetic instructions that dictate ...