From the moment of conception, your baby has the genetic information to become a boy or girl — but because both sexes start out the same in the womb, you're going to have to wait to find out that info ...

Taysha Gene Therapies offers hope for Rett syndrome with innovative treatment, strong trial results, and promising regulatory ...

What is Cushing's syndrome? Cushing's syndrome is a hormonal disorder. It’s caused when you have high levels of the hormone cortisol over a long time. Cushing's syndrome is fairly rare. It most often ...

The battle against brain aging has a surprising new player: the X chromosome we inherit from our mothers. Recent research reveals that this genetic hand-me-down could influence how quickly our brains ...

Chromosome abnormality is the condition in a cell or organism where the number of chromosomes or the structure of any chromosome differs from the normal karyotype. When the variant genotype is not ...

The Texas Rangers player, 28, will wear number 21 for the 2025 season in honor of his daughter Penelope, who was born with Down syndrome, according to the Major Baseball League. The genetic ...

What’s recalled is mix in 32-ounce boxes with UPC code No. 30000 65040 and manufacturing code BBD SEP 13 25 P. it went to stores in Kentucky, Mississippi, Illinois, Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, ...

Access to genetic testing brings with it several advantages – one being early diagnosis for young patients with potentially life-threatening multi-system conditions. Retinal-renal syndrome ...

He adds that slowing down certain ... in other genetic disorders involving DNA repeats and late onset in patients. More than 50 human brain disorders, including fragile X syndrome and myotonic ...

Polygenic scores (PGS) are metrics used to estimate the genetic predisposition of people to developing specific mental health conditions, personality traits or diseases. In recent years ...

The work — conducted in donated human brain tissue and led by scientists at Harvard Medical School, the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, and McLean Hospital — offers a new way to understand ...

The South African Police Service (SAPS) in Welkom is urgently appealing to the public for assistance in locating the driver of a vehicle involved in a fatal hit-and-run incident. In a statement, the ...