When two defective gene variants combine, normal protein function can sometimes be restored.

A "gene silencer" (technically known as small interfering RNA, or siRNA), locally delivered by nanoparticles embedded in an ...

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

Scientists from UC Davis Center for Surgical Bioengineering, the MIND Institute and UC Berkeley’s Murthy Lab are developing ...

Scientists discovered that aging DNA repeats expand at wildly different speeds—and in some people, the consequences can be devastating. A sweeping genetic study drawing on data from more than 900,000 ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A new study from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) shows 14 psychiatric disorders share genetic roots, which can explain why some people have multiple diagnoses. The study, ...

By Dr. Priyom Bose, Ph.D. By analyzing bowel movement frequency in more than 268,000 people, researchers uncover how thiamine ...

A team from the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences and the Institute of Neurosciences at the University of Barcelona ...

Huntington's disease symptom control relies on medications for involuntary movements, mood, and psychiatric symptoms, but ...