The first infant to undergo gene-editing therapy has accomplished another first — his first steps. KJ Muldoon is walking and ...

The baby saved from a rare disease by a first-ever personalized gene fix has reached a big milestone, taking his first steps ahead of Christmas. KJ Muldoon is walking and getting ready to celebrate ...

Researchers hoped they had finally found a way to get gene therapies past the blood-brain barrier. Then the first patient ...

The authors of a new Australian study say they have identified a set of 32 genetic variants that increase the likelihood of ...

This year saw notable progress in head and neck cancers, Huntington's disease, personalized genetic therapy, and heart ...

Agriculture, from the outset, has been made possible by humans tweaking the genes of plants to make them grow faster, produce ...

Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered how molecular "traffic controllers" in cells influence aging and cellular ...

Scientists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have uncovered a possible way to protect key cells in the pancreas that are ...

Bayer AG ($BAYRY) announced an update on their ongoing clinical study. Study Overview The PROGRESS-GT LOPD trial is an early-stage clinical study ...

If something similar occurs in humans, and given growing evidence that the gut microbiome matters for health, genetic ...

The gut microbiome - made up of trillions of microbes in the digestive tract - is vital for digestion and overall health. Diet and medication shape these microbial ecosystems, but the contribution of ...

Gene editing has the potential to cure thousands of people suffering from devastating rare diseases. But the Nobel ...