For more than a century, Mendelian genetics has shaped how we think about inheritance: one gene, one trait. It is a model that still echoes through textbooks—and one that is increasingly reaching its ...

Eric Dane died after battling ALS. Here’s what to know about ALS, the progressive neurological disease that affects nerve ...

It took a while for the science to basically catch up to that suspicion.” In these types of “recessive” conditions, the ...

Doctors say high cholesterol can quietly put children at risk for heart disease. A new Duke Health pediatric clinic focused ...

Rare but dangerous blood clotting associated with that vaccine as well as AstraZeneca’s had a genetic cause, according to a new paper.

Faced with a life-threatening metabolic disease, KJ’s doctors at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia sprinted to create a ...

About 1 in 4 people suffer from an anxiety disorder at some point in their lives. These include panic disorder with sudden, severe anxiety attacks; generalized anxiety disorder, in which sufferers ...

At the moment, publicly funded genetic testing is available only to people with a family history of certain conditions. The other option, going with a private company such as i-screen for a ...

It takes two to tango, and two to trigger Parkinson’s. New research identifies the "partners in crime" genes that work together to overwhelm the brain’s waste-management system.

When we think of giraffes, we instantly think of them being the typical combination of dark orange or brown patches surrounded by lighter hair. However, there is a small number of giraffes that have a ...

When we think about iron imbalance, most people are familiar with iron deficiency and the health problems it can cause. What ...

Discovery caps 5-year journey to get to the bottom of one of the most puzzling chapters of the COVID-19 pandemic ...