The completion of the human genome sequence brought renewed hope that genetic causes and susceptibilities to disease could be identified. But for Alzheimer disease (AD), little has really changed.

However, there are also some commonalities in these approaches when one scratches beneath the surface. Results from behavioral and molecular genetics studies clearly imply that alcohol dependence is ...

The Mayo Clinic has identified a genetic problem believed to have caused sudden death in 18 of 23 Amish young people who had it, according to media reports. The study published recently in JAMA ...

Genetics play a role in low testosterone for some men, but underlying causes vary widely. Many genes influence testosterone ...

With genetic rescue, introducing unrelated individuals from another population can alleviate these genetic problems." "It allows natural selection to increase the amount of beneficial genetic material ...

You’ve heard it countless times: it runs in the family. Usually people are talking about the color of your hair or problems with your heart. A dental decay gene may also be something your parents have ...

A group of researchers from the Andalusian Centre for Molecular Biology and Regenerative Medicine (CABIMER) has revealed the importance of eliminating any excess of defective products that might have ...

The loss of mitochondrial information and of mitochondria gives rise to defective cell metabolism. As well as the lack of capacity to generate the energy necessary for the cells, the loss of ...