Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurological condition that eventually results in the loss of the ability to walk, talk, and swallow. In most cases, the cause of ALS is unknown.

Gene therapy has the potential to dramatically benefit patients with genetic blood disorders, but a small study on participants in a clinical trial for sickle cell disease suggests that a key process ...

Treating acute myeloid leukemia (AML) depends on knowing what goes wrong inside cells. A new study suggests that two genetic ...

A high red blood cell count can occur for many reasons, including excessive cell production, changes in blood volume, or underlying medical conditions. Sometimes, the cause is unknown. Erythrocytes, ...

Most mutations that cause disease by swapping one amino acid out for another do so by making the protein less stable, according to a major study of human protein variants that was published in Nature ...

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 ...

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions report in the journal Nature Communications how a mutation in the enzyme SKD3 can cause a ...

Leukemia is a cancer that affects the blood cells and develops in blood-forming tissues like the bone marrow. Leukemia occurs ...