Scientists have identified how genetic variants influence the risk of neurological and psychiatric disorders, including ...

A new analysis has revealed detailed information about genetic variation in brain cells that could open new avenues for the targeted treatment of diseases such as schizophrenia and Alzheimer's disease ...

The largest and most diverse study to date of epilepsy's genetic factors has revealed new potential targets for treatment, ...

A new study has uncovered a startling revelation: rare genetic disorders caused by repetitive DNA sequences may be up to ...

A widely used drug could be the key to treating many patients with uncontrolled high blood pressure, particularly for patients with a common gene variant, according to new research led by the ...

Precision medicine offers tailored treatments for rare diseases, addressing genetic variations and improving therapeutic ...

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With its distinctive face and tufted ears, the Iberian lynx is a living testament to one of conservation's greatest comebacks ...

“For a complex and heterogeneous disorder like epilepsy, we really wanted to survey as comprehensive a sample as possible ...

The recent advances in high-throughput sequencing studies, integrated with findings derived from multimodal brain imaging data analyses and genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have expanded our ...

The study analysed whole genome sequences from captive and wild elephant blood samples collected across India to identify ...

For many years, scientists have known that genetic variants, or differences in DNA code across people, play some role in ...