Genetic testing is recommended for those with personal and family histories of several types of cancer — including pancreatic ...

Study explains long-standing question of why Huntington’s disease symptoms typically do not appear until midlife even though ...

Scientists have discovered a surprising mechanism by which the inherited genetic mutation known to cause Huntington's disease leads to the death of brain cells. The findings change the understanding ...

They come in all shapes and sizes. Some walk, some slither, some fly and some swim. Humans are blessed to share the planet ...

After 50 years, scientists discover the MAL blood grouping system, solving a genetic mystery and improving transfusion safety ...

New research shows that the mutation is, surprisingly, harmless for decades. But it quietly grows into a larger mutation — ...

Scientists at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Harvard Medical School, and McLean Hospital have discovered a ...

Scientists have characterized the role of thousands of mutations in the BRCA2 cancer gene, findings that may help reassure ...

Osteosarcoma is a type of aggressive bone cancer that most commonly affects children and young adults between the ages of 10 and 20, during times of rapid bone growth. Although rare, it has a ...