A massive study of more than 18,000 people has revealed that " SuperAgers " – people unusually resistant to dementia in older ...

For many people, discomfort during a medical injection or a long tattoo session feels especially intense. According to new ...

The gene variant posing the greatest genetic risk of late-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD) is called APOE-ε4. A different ...

“Our study shows how the most important environmental and genetic risk factors can contribute to MS and trigger an autoimmune ...

The findings one day could allow people with multiple mental health conditions to be treated with a single therapy, ...

Reading determines almost all aspects of everyday life. Reading allows you to learn in school, to read signs, to read books, and talk to people. But for millions, reading is a constant struggle.

Sometimes, in genetics, two wrongs do make a right. A research team has recently shown that two harmful genetic variants, ...

Study finds significantly lower rates of provider-initiated exome reanalysis among diverse racial, ethnic, and ancestral groups highlighting the importance of proactive reanalysis offerings like Ambry ...

In the early 2000s, a coronavirus infecting bats jumped into raccoon dogs and other wild mammals in southwestern China. Some of those animals were sold in markets, where the coronavirus jumped again, ...

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

Experts say the research could reveal more about the role of genetics in autism and lead to more personalized care. A new study has identified four biologically distinct subtypes of autism, each with ...