Complex diseases are caused by the interaction of multiple genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors.
Examples include type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
A study of 55,000 people has found the first regions of the genome linked to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)...
A protein that controls removal of male reproductive tissue in female mice embryos has been discovered...
Scientists have identified a unique form of congenital muscular dystrophy, characterised by short stature, intellectual disabilities and cataracts...
Scientists using a new 3D chromosome-mapping technique have uncovered a genetic connection between schizophrenia and early fetal brain development ...
The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) has pledged over US$280 million over the next four years to genome sequencing targeting common and rare human diseases...
A trial of gene therapy for choroideremia, a rare form of inherited blindness, has partially restored the vision of several patients...
Eleven genetic variants linked to late-onset Alzheimer's disease have been found by the largest study on the genetics behind the condition to date...
A group of scientists has expressed concerns that it may be too soon to bring mitochondrial replacement techniques, which are still under development, to the clinic....
A blood test for children born with cataracts will allow faster diagnosis and more personalised treatment, according to researchers at the British Society for Genetic Medicine's annual conference...
Scientists have for the first time been able to switch on and off the effects of a genetic disease, myotonic dystrophy, in human muscle tissue...
