Mayo Clinic researchers have identified a rare mutation in the MET gene that can directly cause metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease. The mutation disrupts the liver’s ability to ...

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A systematic review of 52 scientific papers submitted to a world-leading clinical genetics journal from multiple scientists ...

Researchers have devised a new tool for discerning between naturally occurring viral outbreaks and those resulting from lab ...

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As COVID vaccines saved millions of lives, a small number of people began developing dangerous blood clots in unusual parts of the body ...

Researchers use long-read genome sequencing to discover 33% more structural variants and 38% more tandem repeats linked to autism spectrum disorder.

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The immune systems of men appear to be better equipped to shut down pain, which could explain why chronic pain is more common ...

Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) have made an important discovery about how genetic mutations in breast cancer patients can interact and drive resistance to certain drugs ...

Flu has overtaken covid in infections and hospitalizations during the winter respiratory virus season, and their virulence is ...