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Glaucoma, a leading cause of blindness, affects 80 million worldwide. Age, genetic predisposition, and environmental factors contribute to its develop

A genetic mutation in a quarter of all Labrador retrievers hard-wires them for obesity. As people carry such mutations, drugs currently in development for human obesity could help them.

Having parents with obesity in middle age raises a child's risk for obesity at a similar age sixfold shows data on how obesity affects different generations in one family.

Finding treatments for children with rare diseases has been a significant hurdle in the medical world. An unexpected source, the common fruit fly, is turning up

The findings may have potential implications for more personalized surveillance of patients with melanoma, the authors said.

A survey of more than 60 families living with Noonan Syndrome has highlighted the need for more social support and medical awareness. Noonan Syndrome, though c

Genetic evolution offers insights into American medicine—along with a warning about what can happen when healthcare systems fail to change.

Australia’s national science agency, the CSIRO, says decades of research by the agency in synthetic biology, genetics and molecular plant pathology ha...

An Israeli study showed the feasibility and diagnostic benefits of rapid trio genome sequencing in critically ill neonates.

Researchers find that ADHD is linked to our evolutionary development, likely providing early humans with an advantage in finding food.