A rare genetic condition that once looked like a weakness has revealed a hidden strength: immunity against nearly all viruses ...

In a study published in Current Biology on August 14, Prof. Miao Wei's team at the Institute of Hydrobiology (IHB) of the ...

Deep inside the body, a slow-growing cluster of mutated blood cells can form. This cluster, found in 1 in 5 older adults, can ...

National News How One Child’s Sickle Cell Mutation Helped Protect the World From Malaria Thousands of years ago, a special child was born in the Sahara.

Earlier this month, we learned 22-year-old Daniel Cressy would become the first person in Louisiana to receive a gene therapy ...

A new discovery about mutations in a gene that causes ALS may allow researchers to design targeted therapies, a study found.

Thousands of previously “invisible” microproteins—tiny chains of fewer than 100 amino acids—can profoundly change human ...

"This is the first reported case of successfully using targeted therapy to treat a CAR-positive T-cell lymphoma," noted ...

Scientists discovered a blood stem cell mutation that may lower Alzheimer’s risk. Learn how this breakthrough could shape future brain health treatments.

Researchers say somatic mutations in skin cells are common and can cause cancer, but they do not appear to be risk factor for developing psoriasis ...