A patient death in a CRISPR trial halts gene editing studies, raising critical safety questions. What this means for the ...

A new CRISPR approach can control genes without cutting DNA, opening a safer path for treating genetic diseases. A newly ...

Tiffany Fransen, diagnosed with Friedreich's ataxia, faces challenges from this rare disease. The genetic disorder affects ...

Steven W. Bailey, known for his roles on Shonda Rhimes shows Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal, shared his congenital myasthenia ...

How to balance patient confidentiality with your ethical and legal duties to inform family of hereditary risks.

Management of mitochondrial-related heart disease relies on multidisciplinary care and symptom control, as targeted gene-editing therapies are limited.

And in an account on ew.com Bailey explained that now he’s an “ambulatory wheelchair user.” Although he can stay on his feet ...

A new consensus statement recommended genetic testing for all categories of kidney diseases whenever a genetic cause is suspected and offered guidance on who to test, which tests are the most useful, ...

A gene-editing therapy led to durable changes in serum transthyretin levels among people with hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis with polyneuropathy. Polyneuropathy stages and disability scores were ...

A comprehensive genetic investigation led by Dr. Feng Liu at Tianjin Medical University General Hospital has uncovered ...

Environmental factors such as lifestyle and the medications you take influence the effects your genes have on your body — and can clarify how diseases develop. When you purchase through links on our ...