Investigators studied expression of type I interferons, key pathogenic drivers in systemic lupus erythematosus and lupus nephritis.

Over the past 15 years scientists have identified hundreds of regions in the human genome associated with heart attack risk. However, efficient ways to explore how these genetic variants are ...

Attention can feel like a fragile thing, especially when your brain struggles to sort signal from noise. Every second, your ...

A genetic mutation passed from mother to children in families affected by schizophrenia has now been shown to completely silence a brain receptor that pharmaceutical companies are racing to target ...

Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine report that a rare gene mutation that delays Alzheimer’s disease does so by damping inflammatory signaling in brain-resident immune cells in a preclinical study.

Biomarkers, molecules found in blood or other biological tissues that signal a condition, disease, or process, are very valuable in helping doctors recommend the most effective treatment for a patient ...

Ulcerative colitis (UC) causes misery for millions worldwide. It affects the large intestine, causing pain, cramping, and frequent bowel movements with bloody diarrhea. Although some people go through ...

A new gene therapy can reverse the effects of heart failure and restore heart function in a large animal model. The therapy increases the amount of blood the heart can pump and dramatically improves ...

Gene that drops early in pancreatic tumors linked to shorter survival at stage II. Findings could guide future treatment ...

ZURICH, May 13 (Reuters) - Gene Signal is in talks with potential partners to help develop its new treatment for a leading cause of blindness in the elderly, the biotech firm's chief executive said on ...