A blood test clarifies which gene variants truly cause congenital heart defects, linking diagnosis to more precise ...

Intra-family marriages remain common in many regions, but experts note a higher risk of congenital conditions due to shared genes while highlighting awareness, screening and counselling to help reduce ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For decades, scientists have theorized that two genetic defects have the potential to essentially “cancel each other out,” ...

Reproductive technology startup Orchid on Tuesday announced a comprehensive new genetic test that may help many prospective parents across the U.S. breathe a little easier. Stream Connecticut News for ...

Genetic risk in mental illness is not equal, with some disorders highly distinct and others sharing broad inherited vulnerability.

A Japanese research team pushed mouse cloning to its breaking point, producing 1,206 clones from a single donor line before ...

Sucrase-isomaltase (SI) is an intestinal enzyme critical for the digestion of dietary carbohydrates, particularly sucrose and starch. Previous studies from the Gastrointestinal Genetics team at CIC ...

A growing body of preclinical research points to the TIE2 receptor and its angiopoietin ligands as a promising drug target for brain blood vessel defects, including arteriovenous malformations, venous ...

Researchers analyze 2.2 million genomes to show that addiction risk is primarily driven by broad genes affecting brain wiring ...

Reproductive technology startup Orchid is launching the first commercially available whole genome sequencing test for embryos. The test can identify a child's birth defects, neurodevelopmental ...