A new CRISPR approach can control genes without cutting DNA, opening a safer path for treating genetic diseases. A newly ...

From gene therapy breakthroughs to preventable disease outbreaks: The health trends that will shape 2026 'This is a completely different level of anti-vaccine engagement than we've ever seen before,' ...

About one in five patients with cancer who undergo genetic testing are incidentally found to have mutations in their blood ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Juergen Eckhardt leads Bayer’s impact investment unit, Leaps by Bayer. Some of the year's notable breakthroughs include the first ...

Up to 5% of Americans may carry genetic variants associated with cancer risk, according to a cross-sectional analysis.The ...

A patient death in a CRISPR trial halts gene editing studies, raising critical safety questions. What this means for the ...

Precision and timing of gene expression is essential for normal biological functions and, when disrupted, can lead to many ...

Rare inherited genetic variants significantly increase familial lung cancer risk, offering new targets for early detection.

Environmental factors such as lifestyle and the medications you take influence the effects your genes have on your body — and can clarify how diseases develop. When you purchase through links on our ...

The study, published in British scientific journal Nature, suggests that the disease may begin in basal stem cells — ...

Jean-Tristan Brandenburg receives funding from the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) under grant 01KA2220B to the RHISSA Programme for the NORA Consortium. Additionally, he is ...

A new tool allows parents undergoing in vitro fertilization to screen their embryos for health issues, but is it ethical? Genetic disease is believed to be linked to 41 percent of U.S. infants' deaths ...