A study of 470,000 people reveals that the APOE gene could be behind 90% of Alzheimer's cases in the world today.

For more than a century, Mendelian genetics has shaped how we think about inheritance: one gene, one trait. It is a model that still echoes through textbooks—and one that is increasingly reaching its ...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a public health challenge that affects more than 800 million people worldwide. 1 CKD can be caused by a variety of disease processes. Many causes are difficult to ...

"Monogenic" diseases, triggered by mutations in just one gene, may actually be more complex than scientists thought.

Understanding the ecological process of population differentiation and identifying the molecular changes that contribute to adaptation is a central aspect of evolutionary biology. In this study we ...

On Wednesday, Adial Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADIL) announced patent number 12,221,654 was issued on February 11, 2025, by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The patent expands the ...

Genotype "AC" is all about your blood and how it carries oxygen around your body. The "A" part is the normal type of haemoglobin, which does the job just fine. The "C" part is a bit different—it's a ...