Next-generation sequencing expands possibilities for newborn screening
Every year, millions of newborns undergo routine screening as a preventive strategy to detect inherited disorders before symptoms…
Genetic ancestry influences tumor biology and survival in head and neck cancers
Genetic ancestry plays a key role in determining the behavior of head and neck tumors and may help…
Zebrafish can play a decisive role in clinical interpretation of spinal muscular atrophy
The tiny zebrafish is helping researchers rapidly determine whether a newborn’s genetic mutation is likely to cause spinal…
Large study identifies more than 100 genetic regions linked to schizophrenia
A team of researchers led by scientists from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, SUNY Downstate…
Genomic screening uncovers hidden cancer and heart disease risk in young adults
A large Australian pilot shows that testing healthy young adults for high-risk genes can reveal serious disease risk…
Researchers discover how Mycoplasma pneumoniae acquires cholesterol from human hosts
A multidisciplinary team has uncovered a key mechanism that allows the human bacterium Mycoplasma pneumoniae-responsible for atypical pneumonia…
A safer gene-editing tool shows promise for transthyretin amyloidosis treatment
Genetic disorders occur due to alterations in the primary genetic material, deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), of an organism. Transthyretin…
Genomic analysis reveals diverse, drug-resistant E. coli in diabetic foot infections
New research led by King’s College London, in collaboration with the University of Westminster, has shed light on…
Study reveals a therapeutic vulnerability in aggressive subtype of triple-negative breast cancer
Dec 26 2025 A new study published today in Science Translational Medicine by researchers at The University of…
Massive genetics study shows what truly separates and unites 14 psychiatric disorders
A sweeping genomic analysis reveals how psychiatric disorders cluster into five biological families, exposing shared pathways and pinpointing…
New method reveals how human cells initiate DNA replication
When cells proliferate, genomic DNA is precisely duplicated once per cell cycle. Abnormalities in this DNA replication process…
Study reveals ATM kinase as the key driver of replicative senescence
After a finite number of divisions, cells simply give up. As each round of replication trims their telomeres-the…