This year, gene-editing technology was customized to fix mutations in a single patient’s genes for the first time.

Some lucky people have rare genetic mutations that enable them to feel well-rested after just four hours of sleep, while the rest of us need around eight hours to function. Now, researchers have ...

Emily Kramer-Golinkoff can’t get enough oxygen with each breath. Advanced cystic fibrosis makes even simple things like walking or showering arduous and exhausting. She has the most common fatal ...

Researchers have identified specific genes containing rare mutations that significantly increase the likelihood of developing ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising genetic workaround that helps cells cope with Friedreich’s ataxia, a rare and devastating disorder.

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 ...

Scientists have discovered a rare genetic mutation that lets some people thrive with just four hours of daily slumber, an advance that could lead to new therapies to induce better sleep and rest.

For most of us, a good night's sleep means seven to nine hours of rest. But for a rare group of people, just four hours is more than enough, and they wake up feeling sharp, refreshed, and energized.

The dogs of today are undergoing a mysterious brain expansion, study suggests Biden's own advisers warned his border policies ...

The BBC reported that the man was paid to donate sperm as a student and that his sperm was used for about 17 years.