GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — While the United Kingdom variant has only recently been detected for the first time in Michigan, scientists at the state lab in Lansing have been monitoring mutations and ...
Deafness, the most common sensorineural hearing loss at all stages of life, occurs either independently or as part of ...
For the second time in one extended family, researchers have identified a person who seemed genetically destined to develop early Alzheimer’s, but remained cognitively sound for several more decades.
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The genetic mutations that have been studied the most are those that have been linked to human disease, but what about mutations that provide some benefit? Researchers have now identified mutations ...
A single microscopic change in our DNA can permanently alter how the brain is built, locking in developmental problems that ...
One of the most challenging moments in cancer treatment comes when a therapy stops working. In many metastatic cancers, drugs ...
Drugs targeting mutations in the anaplastic lymphoma kinase gene (ALK) are already useful in lung cancer, but they may also find a use in the treatment of leukemias. ALK mutations were found in two ...