Feeling No Pain: New Form of Rare Gene Disorder Decoded
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People born with an insensitivity to pain could help researchers understand how pain works and one day develop new painkillers with fewer side effects.
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Scientists have discovered the first gene that influences a person's height.
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Researchers use gene therapy to stop pain signals before they reach the brain.
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute researchers have pinpointed the genetic cause of a devastating but rare childhood disorder, called Timothy syndrome, which underlies a form of severe cardiac arrhythmia.
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Genetic engineering can correct the worst symptoms in mice of Fragile X syndrome, the most common inherited cause of mental retardation and autism, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday.
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[Health India] London, Sept 30 : Unable to get rid of obesity? Blame it on your genes as researchers from the University of Marberg in Germany have found that mutations in a body gene have a &quot;major&quot; impact
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US scientists have discovered "silent" genes for brittle bone disease that can be passed on unwittingly by parents to their children.
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Scientists have found a gene variant that may be responsible for 20 percent of type 2 diabetes cases. Wake Forest University researchers have pinpointed the gene called PTPN1.
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A single gene can keep in check the tendency to pile on fat, scientists show.
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Researchers have unravelled certain rare genetic mutations that may explain the cause behind sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). SIDS is defined as the sudden and unexpected death of an infant under one year
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Sleep problems and depression  in children may share a genetic source, a study of twins hints.
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Researchers have identified three variations of a gene called COMT that influence sensitivity to pain and the risk of developing a chronic pain condition.
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Mice engineered to lack a stress-related brain protein appear to become depressed in stressful situations, providing insight into a possible source of human depression.
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One single change in inherited DNA can put people at a heightened risk of heart disease and strokes, according to new research. Richard Lifton and his colleagues at Yale University school of medicine report
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The finding raised hopes of developing novel drugs that would abolish pain by blocking the geneâs function.
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NEW YORK  - A mutation in the tiny channels  that control calcium levels in a cell appears to be responsible  for Timothy syndrome -- a rare disorder characterized by  irregular heartbeats and autism, new research suggests.
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A study of a closely knit family with several members suffering from a rare illness is providing what researchers say may be important clues to the cause