From revolutionary CRISPR treatment to heavy drinking dangers, here's what you need to know about the latest health research.

Most species on Earth exist as two biological sexes, and the exchange of genes between males and females is vital for their ...

In the 1990s, Lee Sweeney, a physiologist at the University of Pennsylvania, demonstrated that inserting the gene encoding insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) into the muscle cells of mice increased ...

By uniting three forms of genetic testing, Northwestern researchers can now predict heart rhythm disorders with far greater precision.

An affordable new BRCA gene test has hit the market, but who should take it? — -- A new genetic testing kit that hits the market today is the most affordable, and arguably one of the simplest, ...

Editor’s note: On June 3, 2025, KJ Muldoon was discharged from the hospital and is now at home with his family. When a baby born in Philadelphia was announced as the first person to get a gene therapy ...

Around 25 million Americans have a rare genetic disease, and many of them struggle with not only a lack of effective ...

In a new Northwestern Medicine study, scientists have developed a more precise genetic risk score to determine whether a ...

In the spring of 2024, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved fidanacogene elaparvovec (Beqvez), only the second gene therapy product for hemophilia B. Just a few months later, the Pfizer ...