This year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded jointly to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for the discovery ...

Scientists have identified how genetic variants influence the risk of neurological and psychiatric disorders, including ...

Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun discovered microRNA, tiny molecules that play a crucial role in how cells develop, paving the ...

MicroRNAs control the activity of many key genes but were unknown before 1993.

Breast cancer is the most common form of the disease diagnosed among women in the United States and decades of work in education, research and treatment played an ...

For many years, scientists have known that genetic variants, or differences in DNA code across people, play some role in ...

The largest and most diverse study to date of epilepsy's genetic factors has revealed new potential targets for treatment, ...

The sequencing of the human genome at the turn of the 21st century was heralded as a monumental scientific achievement ...

Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) affects millions worldwide, particularly older adults. It's a condition characterized by uncomfortable sensations in the legs and an overwhelming urge to move them. Recent ...

To find better diagnosis and treatment for epilepsy, a new study reveals that it collected a large data from over 50,000 ...

Long stretches of DNA are packed with other materials, like proteins, to make 46 chromosomes. Genes contain the information, or "code", needed so your body can make the many proteins it needs to ...

This is useful as epilepsy can vary greatly between people: in terms of its causes, its severity, and the way it manifests, ...