Studies of genetics conducted in yeast cells, human neurons, mice or other model systems often reveal networks of genes that ...

Rutgers neuroscientist Peng Jiang and his neuroscience colleague Mengmeng Jin have made a discovery they say could reshape how scientists think about Alzheimer's treatment. Their study, published in ...

Thousands of previously “invisible” microproteins—tiny chains of fewer than 100 amino acids—can profoundly change human biology when mutated. A fundamental discovery is overturning decades of ...

Scientists at the University of California San Diego have uncovered how genetic mutations cause a rare group of inherited ...

Researchers at University of Tsukuba have elucidated the molecular pathogenesis of multicentric carpotarsal osteolysis (MCTO), a rare hereditary disorder that frequently results in renal failure.

Aplastic anemia is a rare blood disorder in which patients cannot make enough blood cells. This life-threatening disease is a result of the immune system attacking blood stem cells. The condition has ...