More than 7 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia. But there is research underway in Boston right now to ease that burden.

At Mass General Brigham, Boston researchers pair gene studies with a 12-point Brain Care Score to help lower the risk of Alzheimer's and other brain disorders.

Investigators searching for answers in Nancy Guthrie’s kidnapping case recently uncovered DNA evidence inside her Arizona ...

Human DNA constantly refolds in 3D space, and these looping dynamics regulate gene expression and cell identity.

Rapidly testing hundreds of thousands of DNA sequences, scientists identified specific genetic variations contributing to blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugar.

Scientists at Gladstone Institutes have flipped the traditional approach to finding potential treatments for deadly diseases. Instead of starting with a disease and hunting for a cure, they began with ...

Cells were long believed to safeguard nuclear contents, releasing them only during cell death. Extracellular DNA was thought ...

ATTORNEYS FOR THE CENTRAL FLORIDA COUPLE AT THE CENTER OF AN IVF MIX UP JUST WRAPPED UP ANOTHER COURT HEARING IN ORANGE COUNTY. JUDGE CONTINUES TO MEET WITH THEM WEEKLY AS THEY TRY TO FIND THE GENETIC ...

A massive genomics effort has identified thousands of single nucleotide non-coding variants, which alter gene activity, that link to disease and health.

Scientists have identified how specific genetic changes function in cells to influence disease risk and other human health traits. By probing regions of DNA previously linked to disease, the work has ...

In the canals, marshes, and swamps of the Florida Everglades, invasive fish are silently slipping into new waterways. Among them are the Asian swamp eel and the bullseye snakehead, two air-breathing ...

A genetic genealogist has said that Nancy Guthrie's abductor should be "extremely worried", as the investigation into her ...