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By working out which small mutations will probably be damaging, Google DeepMind’s AlphaMissense system could help doctors identify the cause of genetic diseases

The world-famous biochemist is ready to tackle everything from immune disorders and mental illness to climate change—all by altering microbes in the digestive tract.

Two people with a mutant version of a gene variant – APOE4 – linked to Alzheimer’s showed no signs of dementia, indicating that gene editing to mimic the effect may work against the condition

A baby born in India was born with 26 fingers and toes -- and her family thinks it's divine. The newborn, born in Bharatpur, in the northern Indian state of Rajasthan, had seven fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot.

The phase 2 AZALEA-TIMI 71 trial in AF shows "an overwhelming reduction" in major and clinically relevant nonmajor bleeding with investigational Factor XI inhibitor abelacimab vs rivaroxaban.

Dangerous and preventable ADHD medication errors in children reported to poison control coincide with an increase in diagnoses, a new study found.

Oral muvalaplin lowered lipoprotein(a) in a phase 1 study, and injectable olpasiran did so in an extension of a phase 2 study, both with no adverse safety signals, researchers report.

Cystic fibrosis has provided a framework for approaching the genetics of lung fibrosis.

A new study shines a light on some of the possible flaws of consumer genetics testing.

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