You are what you eat, but what happens to those calories after you eat may depend more on your genes than you think.

Cardiomyopathies are a group of mostly hereditary, rare heart diseases in which the structure of heart muscle tissue is ...

A naturally occurring genetic mutation in wheat could help boost harvests, and University of Idaho researchers say they have ...

Most inherited retinal diseases still have no approved therapy despite advances in gene therapy. This article explores why ...

In simple terms: a mutation is a stable change in genetic sequence that can be copied when cells or viruses replicate. Most mutations have no detectable effect, some contribute to disease, and a small ...

Acute myeloid leukemia often involves a mutation of the FLT3 gene. Although this does not affect AML symptoms, it can affect the survival rate. Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a type of cancer that ...

Scientists have created a complete map showing how hundreds of possible mutations in a key cancer gene influence tumor growth. The study focused on CTNNB1, a gene that produces the protein β-catenin, ...

Avian influenza viruses typically require several mutations to adapt and spread among humans, but what happens when just one change can increase the risk of becoming a pandemic virus? A study led by ...

Scientists at the University of Idaho discovered a naturally occurring genetic mutation in wheat that is associated with a 5% ...