A new genomic study isolates a mania-specific factor that explains over 80% of bipolar disorder’s genetic risk, tying it to ...

Researchers have discovered a new way to increase a key brain protein damaged in Rett syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that affects thousands of children worldwide. Early studies in mice and ...

A team of researchers at Texas Children's Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI) and Baylor College of Medicine report ...

A pioneering gene therapy could help treat a rare seizure disorder called Dravet syndrome, according to new clinical trial ...

A team of researchers at Texas Children’s Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI) and Baylor College of Medicine report in Science Translational Medicine a potential new approach to treat Rett ...

Hunter Syndrome is a rare genetic condition that can cause damage to the body and the brain. It often causes children to pass away in their teens, but a UNC Health ...

"Monogenic" diseases, triggered by mutations in just one gene, may actually be more complex than scientists thought.

Eddie Vedder uses two emotional solo concerts and a new Netflix film to push for a cure for epidermolysis bullosa. In October ...

While the genes involved can differ, this example illustrates how most cancers arise. Accumulated DNA mutations, acquired either over time (ageing naturally leads to some DNA mistakes) or from ...

Carradine, best known for his roles in the Disney Channel sitcom and comedy classic "Revenge of the Nerds," died by suicide ...

Lizzie McGuire” and “Revenge of the Nerds” star Robert Carradine has died at the age of 71, with his family confirming that ...

People with Tourette’s experience uncomfortable physical sensations that build up in the body and come out as ‘tics’.