The disease - called Mutation in NAMPT Axonopathy (MINA) syndrome - causes damage to motor neurons, the nerve cells that send signals from the brain and spinal cord to muscles. It's the result of a ...

Months after a teen girl died after undergoing a dental procedure in a Chicago suburb, her cause of death has been released.

Microcephaly is a congenital malformation that leads to a significantly reduced brain size and is often accompanied by ...

Researchers at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, have uncovered the hidden code governing how genetic mutations affect RNA splicing and result in disease. The researchers were able to ...

A 17-year-old Spring Grove girl died from complications during a dental extraction surgery in Grayslake this summer, the Cook ...

The Cook County Medical Examiner has released the cause of death for a Spring Grove girl who died following dental visit.

An international research team, led by Shinghua Ding at the University of Missouri, has identified a previously unknown ...

A new test developed at Washington State University will help pharmaceutical companies, veterinarians and regulatory agencies identify drugs that may trigger severe—but preventable—neurological side ...

The medical examiner has ruled a cause and manner of death for a 17-year-old Spring Grove girl who died after becoming unresponsive during wisdom teeth removal at a dental office in Grayslake.

Hereditary breast cancer due to genetic mutations accounts for 5% to 10% of breast cancers. Breast cancer is the most ...

Scientists have identified mutations in the CPD gene as a key cause of a rare congenital hearing loss, revealing how ...

Nashville, has tragically passed away after battling Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease, a rare inherited neurological disorder that affects the peripheral nerves, leading to muscle weakness and loss ...