A new study from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai shows that social determinants of health—including environmental ...

RTP-based Opus Genetics has announced several advances in its gene therapy programs designed to restore vision and help ...

Researchers at the University of Oklahoma are advancing the fight against inherited retinal diseases (IRDs) with new genetic research that aims to improve diagnoses and lay the groundwork for future ...

Huntington’s disease (HD) is one of those rare conditions that affects not just the patient but the entire family—medically, emotionally and genetically. This inherited brain disorder causes gradual ...

A simple premarital blood test can identify sickle cell carriers, helping couples make informed reproductive decisions and ...

Researchers recently identified 12 genetic variants linked to longer lives, potentially paving the way for anti-aging ...

There are some 80 human diseases that in one way or another are considered autoimmune. Perhaps the most common indication of an autoimmune pathogenesis is the presence of circulating antibodies that ...

Genetic inheritance may sound straightforward: One gene causes one trait or a specific illness. When doctors use genetics, it’s usually to try to identify a disease-causing gene to help guide ...

Scientists have long known that schizophrenia runs in families, but pinpointing exactly which genes contribute to risk has ...

Chronic kidney disease affects more than 850 million people worldwide and continues to impose a heavy clinical and economic ...

Opus Genetics, Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company focusing on gene therapies for inherited retinal diseases, announced upcoming presentations at various scientific conferences in May 2025.