Huntington’s disease (HD) is one of those rare conditions that affects not just the patient but the entire family—medically, emotionally and genetically. This inherited brain disorder causes gradual ...

A new study by UCLA Health published in Cell presents a major advancement in the future of personalized medicine by pinpointing new connections between people's genes, disease risk and medicine ...

Investigations of the genetic basis of coronary artery disease have led to advances in mechanistic insights, therapeutics, prevention, and risk prediction. Indeed, most contemporary medicines for ...

Genetic inheritance may sound straightforward: One gene causes one trait or a specific illness. When doctors use genetics, it’s usually to try to identify a disease-causing gene to help guide ...

Genetic disorders can occur due to mutations in one gene (monogenic), multiple genes (multifactorial inheritance), and mutation in one or more chromosomes. Point mutations are where one nucleotide in ...

A growing body of evidence suggests that a single gene, APOE, may play a far more dominant role in Alzheimer’s disease than ...

While some genes are directly associated with Alzheimer’s disease, developing early onset Alzheimer’s might also have to do with lifestyle factors. Early onset (also called younger onset) Alzheimer’s ...

Opus Genetics, Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company focusing on gene therapies for inherited retinal diseases, announced upcoming presentations at various scientific conferences in May 2025.