Ever looked in the mirror and wondered why you’ve got those tiny cheek holes or why you can see colors your friends can’t? It ...

A vanishingly rare genetic glitch in a single enzyme can erase a newborn’s brain cells in a matter of weeks, leaving doctors ...

A single microscopic change in our DNA can permanently alter how the brain is built, locking in developmental problems that ...

Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have developed a novel artificial intelligence tool that not only ...

A microscopic flaw in the brain’s cellular scaffolding can shape brain size for life.

Researchers identified a new genetic mutation that may allow some people to survive, even thrive, on three hours of sleep. The mutation is called SIK3-N783Y. Scientists said mice test subjects ...

Investigations suggest V2P may be efficiently applied for the automated identification of causal variants in simulated and actual patient sequencing data across phenotypes.

Traditional biochemical methods of studying human gene mutations are often laborious and costly. Now bioengineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a new simple approach to ...

A man sits outside and holds a slim menthol cigarette between his fingers. Close-up with focus on the cigarette. The study provided a comprehensive examination of how lifestyle and environmental ...

The analysis revealed that about 2 per cent of sperm from men in their early 30s contained disease-causing mutations. That ...