Scientists have traced a devastating pattern of brain cell loss in a handful of families to a single, ultra-rare mutation ...

Research links variations in the gene GRIN2A to a higher risk of developing schizophrenia and other forms of mental illness.

The first 100 bases of many genes show excess mutations, revealing a major genomic weak spot that shapes disease risk and highlights hidden patterns of inherited change.

Researchers have identified how a single mutation in the GPX4 enzyme causes neurons to undergo ferroptosis, leading to severe early-onset dementia.

Menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) does not raise breast cancer risk in women with breast cancer gene mutations, while estrogen only MHT leads to reduced risk.