In addition to other factors, such as diet and environment, genetics may play a role in whether you will develop allergies. This is especially true if someone in your family already has allergies.

Research is heralding in a new era for genetic sequencing and testing. Research led by scientists at Queen Mary University of London is heralding in a new era for genetic sequencing and testing ...

We present a report of the parental ages (n = 865) and parental origin of meiotic nondisjunction (n = 236) that are likely to show a predisposition in the etiology of Down syndrome (DS).

Popular YouTuber Ranveer Allahbadia, also known as BeerBiceps, has fallen victim to a cyberattack that compromised his YouTube channels. In an Instagram post, Allahbadia revealed that hackers had ...

The paper is titled "A phenome-wide association study of methylated GC-rich repeats identifies a GCC repeat expansion in AFF3 as a significant cause of intellectual disability." The study reveals ...

Experts have used a cutting-edge computational approach to discover the genetic factors that make the bacteria behind cholera so dangerous -- which could be key to preventing this deadly disease.

In 2022, Dion announced that she was diagnosed with stiff person syndrome, a rare neurological disorder that causes muscle spasms and impacts her ability to sing. At the time, Dion canceled all of ...

Females usually have two X chromosomes, while males tend to have one X and one Y chromosome. But research suggests that the Y chromosome has been rapidly degenerating over the course of our evolution.

The systematic application of genomic technologies has the potential to transform patients’ lives by: enabling a quicker diagnosis for patients with a rare disease, limiting the possibility of years ...

Both professions require education and training in genetics. However, one important distinction is that although a master's degree is usually sufficient for a career as a genetic counselor ...

What is Lambert-Eaton syndrome? Lambert-Eaton syndrome is also known as Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome. It is a rare, autoimmune disorder in which the immune system attacks the neuromuscular ...