Supporting children with genetic diseases is “crucial”, Health Minister Michael Damianos said on Saturday.Speaking at an ...

POLG-related diseases disrupt the function of the mitochondria, or "powerhouses" of the cell — starving them of energy.

Researchers have significantly expanded the understanding of the genetic causes of atrial fibrillation (AF), a common heart ...

Johns Hopkins scientists develop mRNA "booster" as potential new way to treat rare genetic diseases marked by too low levels ...

The main causes of the genetic disorders are consanguineous marriages – inbreeding, and the high rate of, insufficient response to screening tests, and language barriers in genetic clinics.

Is our lifespan primarily dictated by our genetics, or do our behaviour and environment play the more important role?

A sedentary lifestyle such as watching TV (two or more hours daily) may be a key factor in the risk of developing heart and blood vessel diseases, according to an analysis of health records from a ...

Researchers at the University of Washington and Seattle Children's found that using exclusion-based criteria to refer infants ...

Most common diseases and most quantitative traits that can be measured in human populations are complex genetic traits. That is, many genetic and nongenetic factors interact to determine the final ...

Discover how the UAE's Genome Programme is revolutionizing premarital genetic screening, with 2,400 couples tested and 92% ...