Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disorder that is thought to have a significant link to ...

New research establishes an identifiable genetic component to motor neuron disease for 1 in 4 people with the disease; a ...

A massive new genetic analysis reveals that the biological traits underlying autism risk are the same across people of ...

Project MinE, an international consortium co-founded by researchers at King's College London, has identified new genetic ...

In a recent study published in the journal JAMA Cardiology, a group of researchers identified rare predicted loss-of-function variants associated with atrial fibrillation (AF) and elucidated their ...

A type of brain cell that plays a vital role in maintaining neural networks and repairing injuries lies at the core of a promising newly published Nature study on Alzheimer’s disease from the USF ...

Single-letter genetic variations within parts of the genome once dismissed as 'junk DNA' can increase cancer risk through wormhole-like effects on far-off genes, new research shows. Researchers found ...

A new study found certain genetic variants could help explain how long-term pesticide exposure could increase the risk of Parkinson's disease. A new UCLA Health study found certain genetic variants ...