Researchers at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research have launched the Genomics of Rare Disease Registry, to help improve ...

A landmark review in Nature Reviews Genetics dissects the rare and common genetic variants that shape human height. The paper ...

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

Genetic diseases in the Arab-Israeli sector – especially ... Diseases at Soroka University Medical Center in Beersheba. For example, there are about 700 Israeli children and adults suffering ...

Although sedentary behavior may be an evolutionarily selected trait, it is still important to try to be physically active, says a new study conducted at the , Finland.

Although sedentary behavior may be an evolutionarily selected trait, it is still important to try to be physically active, says a new study. Researchers have shown for the first time that genetic ...

as an example. Symptoms of ICP include itching and skin irritation, and the disease usually manifests after the 30th week of pregnancy. "We found that a risk score summarizing all genetic risk ...

The degenerative brain disease has no ... 2% of Americans have this genetic double whammy. And remember, even if you have e4, your risk increases proportionally. For example, it’s estimated ...

Johns Hopkins Medicine laboratory scientists say they have developed a potential new way to treat a variety of rare genetic diseases marked by too low levels of specific cellular proteins. To boost ...