"Beyond typical flu symptoms like fever, cough and body aches, warning signs include trouble breathing, chest pain, confusion ...

Potentially more than 90% of Alzheimer's disease cases would not occur without the contribution of a single gene (APOE), ...

An analysis of genetic data from over 900,000 people shows that certain stretches of DNA, made up of short sequences repeated ...

Scientists behind the study say that if the harmful influence of the gene could be neutralised, up to three-quarters - and ...

New research led by Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) warns that hybrid forms of the parasites that cause ...

Understanding what autoimmune diseases are, what triggers them and how they’re treated can be a powerful first step toward ...

Scientists discovered that aging DNA repeats expand at wildly different speeds—and in some people, the consequences can be devastating. A sweeping genetic study drawing on data from more than 900,000 ...

Deafness, the most common sensorineural hearing loss at all stages of life, occurs either independently or as part of syndromes associated with other symptoms, such as Usher syndrome type 1. In a ...

Researchers have reconstructed ancient herpesvirus genomes from Iron Age and medieval Europeans, revealing that HHV-6 has ...

A simple blood test could help to forecast future risk for people living with a serious condition, according to research ...

Up to 5% of Americans may carry genetic variants associated with cancer risk, according to a cross-sectional analysis.The ...

When it comes to heart health, heart attacks tend to get the spotlight. While 805,000 people die from heart attacks every ...