Scientists have discovered a surprising mechanism by which the inherited genetic mutation known to cause Huntington's disease leads to the death of brain cells. The findings change the understanding ...

A genetic mutation passed from mother to children in families affected by schizophrenia has now been shown to completely ...

Modern HIV medicine is based on a common genetic mutation. Now, researchers have traced where and when the mutation arose -- and how it protected our ancestors from ancient diseases. Modern HIV ...

According to a significant investigation, a sperm donor who unintentionally carried a genetic abnormality that significantly increases the risk of cancer has fathered at least 197 children throughout ...