Scientists at Duke-NUS Medical School and the National University Health System (NUHS), together with an international team ...

A new single-cell profiling technique has mapped pre-malignant gene mutations and their effects in solid tissues for the ...

Mutations in the tumor suppressor TP53 are a common cause of cancer, making the altered protein an attractive target for ...

Neurogeneticists have discovered a novel genetic mutation and associated buildup of toxic proteins in the brain -- a type of buildup distinct from amyloid or tau, proteins that have long been the ...

Deafness, the most common sensorineural hearing loss at all stages of life, occurs either independently or as part of ...

New research finds that retinal diseases thought to map one-to-one to genetic mutations are more complicated than that.

Researchers have discovered a rare new type of diabetes that affects babies early in life. The condition is caused by changes ...

The tiny little powerhouses of our cells, the mitochondria, are unique among organelles because they carry their own tiny ...

A rare form of diabetes affecting newborn babies and caused by a genetic disorder has been discovered by scientists in the UK ...

Duke-NUS and NUHS scientists uncover a complex web of genetic, age-related and microbial factors that increase the risk of stomach cancer.Age-related blood cell mutations may trigger early changes in ...