EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — A white deer with patches of brown fur was spotted near the East Bay Bike Path. Photos ...

In a major step toward treating rare neurological diseases, scientists have used gene editing to correct mutations inside the ...

GeneDx CEO Katherine Stueland explains how her company screens babies’ DNA for mutations that cause thousands of treatable ...

Discover how in some communities around the world, the prevalence of rare diseases is higher due to factors like cousin ...

Researchers engineered and screened dozens of base editors to precisely target a single mutation without editing other portions of the DNA.

A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by scientists from Israel and Ghana shows that an evolutionarily significant mutation in the human APOL1 gene arises not ...

One fundamental feature of neurodegenerative diseases is a breakdown in communication. Even before brain cells die, the ...

By Thomas Smith With the fire ban being lifted on Thursday, Aug. 28, the recent rain has been a blessing not only for humans, but nature around us. On Friday, Aug. 15, Jennifer Semach of Walkabout ...

Fresh treatments for rare skin diseases shift the focus from symptom management to repair and help children with such ...

Global cooling associated with the impact of supernova remnants may have affected plants and animals, including species ...