Researchers at Gladstone Institutes have identified genetic mechanisms involved in heart defects that develop in some fetuses born to diabetic women. They discovered these mechanisms at work in a ...

For the first time, doctors have treated a baby born with a rare, life-threatening genetic disorder with a gene-editing therapy scientists tailored to specifically repair his unique mutation. The baby ...

In a discovery that opens the door to a less invasive way of treating some serious disorders before birth, UC San Francisco scientists have found that delivering medicine through amniotic fluid is as ...

We're living in a moment where science fiction is becoming medical reality. Imagine a world where doctors can simply rewrite the genetic code that condemns someone to a lifetime of suffering.No more ...

Worried about your health? You can now avail yourself of noninvasive diagnostics that claim to screen for rare birth defects, cancer-associated mutations, and even Alzheimer’s. Even before the Covid ...

Marley Mansour, 11, is tickled by mom Kayla Mansour on her bed at their home in Rowlett on Tuesday, April 29, 2025. Marley is set to make medical history as the first person in the world to receive ...

The era of genetic medicines has ushered in novel and exciting ways of treating genetic diseases, one of which includes bringing to reality the promise of a one-time treatment by addressing the root ...

The first infant to undergo gene-editing therapy has accomplished another first — his first steps. KJ Muldoon is walking and ...

Colorado's second-highest court ruled on Thursday that the parents of children born with an inherited muscle degeneration disorder can sue the medical professionals who incorrectly told them prior to ...