New research has uncovered shared patterns between ribosomal RNAs and genes linked to brain disorders, including autism, ...

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It's estimated that nearly 30% of people who try cannabis will go on to develop a substance use disorder associated with it.

Molecular biologists have long believed that the beginning of a gene launched the process of transcription—the process by ...

Stevie Ringel is the founder of the Kizuna Foundation, an organization seeking a treatment for a genetic retinal mutation ...

Genetic screening can mean that people at risk of type 1 diabetes get earlier treatment and better outcomes This article is ...

For roughly one in every hundred people, even tiny amounts of gluten can trigger severe symptoms and pose serious health ...

As more people start to opt for genetic carrier testing ahead of conception, doctors and parents-to-be are facing difficult ...

In 2024 Stephen Rich and his colleagues published a study in which they assessed the genetic risk of developing type 1 ...

Losing sight is not just a physical experience — it reshapes the architecture of the inner world, Garrett Jones writes.

Among bats, these pathogens spread even more because many species live in highly social colonies. Taken together, this means ...

IgA nephropathy has a complex hereditary pattern. You may not develop it unless you inherit multiple risk genes and also ...