Boy with Rare Genetic Disorder Amazes Doctors After World-First Gene Therapy
Courtesy of Oliver Chu family The first child in history has successfully been treated with a new genetic…
vast genetic diversity found between cells in a single person
Human chromosomes (artificially coloured) vary widely from cell to cell, according to an investigation of the DNA in…
Genetics Point to a New Type of Suicide Risk
Summary: New research shows that many people who die by suicide without prior suicidal thoughts or behaviors are…
How do genetic association studies rank genes?
RESEARCH BRIEFINGS 19 November 2025 Genome-wide association studies and rare-variant burden tests are the two main tools for…
Hard of hearing? Viagra could reverse some deafness: study
Come again? The infamous little blue pill that keeps men up and at ’em may improve a different…
How Genes Have Harnessed Physics to Grow Living Things
The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Sip a glass of wine, and you will…
Genetic Roots of Depression Reveal Strong Suicide Risk Signals
Summary: New research shows that depression beginning before age 25 has a much stronger hereditary component than depression…
Neanderthals’ Disappearance May Not Have Been from Extinction, Controversial New Study Argues
The disappearance of the Neanderthals—our archaic hominin cousins—remains one of the great unresolved riddles of ancient human history.…
Sea Urchins Are Basically Brains Covered in Spikes, Study Finds
When it comes to taking hardcore evolutionary paths, some animals don’t hold back. The common sea urchin, as…
Autism and ADHD Brain Patterns Reveal Shared Biological Roots
Summary: A new study shows that autism symptom severity, rather than a formal diagnosis, aligns with shared brain-connectivity…
New blood test can detect more than 50 cancers early.
Cancer continues to be one of the world’s top causes of death, due in part to delayed discovery…
Prostate Cancer Patients Offered Fresh Hope by Promising New Drug Combination
Prostate cancer cells by National Institutes of Health Men with advanced prostate cancer have been offered fresh hope…