NEW YORK — Close gatherings over the Thanksgiving holiday could cause an uptick in emergency room visits in New York due to a trio of respiratory illnesses that typically rise this time of year, as ...

Most mutations that cause disease by swapping one amino acid out for another do so by making the protein less stable, according to a major study of human protein variants that was published in Nature ...

Flinders University researchers have discovered a rare genetic mutation that could explain why some people do not respond to ...

Australian researchers say they have identified a gene mutation that causes the skin disease psoriasis. A chronic inflammatory condition, psoriasis causes red, scaly, itchy patches on the skin. Some ...

Medically reviewed by David Ozeri, MD Complement 3 glomerulopathy (C3G) is a rare kidney disorder—in many cases, the exact cause is unknown.Possible C3G causes include genetic mutations, ...

UCLA Health researchers have created a comprehensive map showing how eight different genetic mutations associated with autism spectrum disorder affect early brain development, providing new insights ...

Fanconi anemia is an aggressive, life-threatening disorder. Most individuals living with this rare genetic condition, characterized by bone marrow failure and cancer predisposition, survive into ...

Researchers at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) have identified a genomic mutation that causes physical abnormalities and developmental delays in children. Upon analyzing the ...

Close gatherings over the Thanksgiving holiday could cause an uptick in emergency room visits in California due to a trio of respiratory illnesses, including a new mutation of the common flu that ...