In this series, we explore the impact of data from the National Genomic Research Library and highlight opportunities for researchers. In this blog, ...

Dr. Bishop shared a Nobel Prize with Harold Varmus for his work on cancer-causing genes called oncogenes. He later served as ...

Farmers market strawberries taste better due to ripeness, freshness, and handling, not because they are local as commonly ...

Claims that genes determine intelligence, health and social outcomes are reappearing. But modern science shows environment and opportunity matter far more than genes.

Treatments that target a fragment of the mutant protein that causes Huntington's disease might be more effective than ...

A long-term Swedish study suggests that the relationship between diet and dementia may be more complex than previously understood.

A Marion woman is celebrating a victory for those suffering from rare diseases across the state after securing a proclamation from Governor Andy Beshear declaring December 2025 as Brooke-Spiegler Synd ...

In recent years, scientists around the world have been trying to better understand mental health conditions such as autism, schizophrenia, and Alzheimer’s disease. These conditions affect millions of ...

An immune-related gene has now been tied to a rare inherited neurological disorder, revealing an overlooked pathway in the nervous system.

Aging men often lose the Y chromosome in a growing number of their cells—and it may be far more dangerous than once believed. This loss has been linked to heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer’s, and ...

The Michigan State University College of Human Medicine is working to raise awareness of an often hidden gene mutation that’s linked to Dutch ancestry. The PLN gene acts as a sort of “dimmer switch” ...

His method of locating genes in human DNA allowed researchers to find disease-causing genes, and later to map the entire, ...