Genetic screening that identifies cancer-linked mutations in newborns could give doctors a head start on treatment, but it ...

A large population-based study led by researchers at Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center and Mass General Brigham suggests that genetic testing added to routine newborn ...

DNA changes in certain blood cancers may signal progression to acute myeloid leukemia or myelofibrosis years before routine blood tests detect them.

For people living with a rare disease, getting an answer can take years. Symptoms may involve several organs, mimic more common conditions or fail to fit neatly into a known diagnosis. Even when ...

A domestic research team is developing an anticancer technology that attacks DNA mutations found only in cancer cells while ...

Bratislava/Vienna, Aug. 13 (SANA) Early diagnosis of a rare inherited disorder that weakens bones and teeth could help improve treatment and reduce complications, according to a new study of patients ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KCBD) - Clinical trials are underway in Houston to test a vaccine that could protect people with Lynch syndrome from developing certain cancers in the future. Lynch syndrome is a ...

For families affected by Lynch syndrome, cancer can feel like an ever-present threat.

Scientists and biotechnology experts have called for increased investment in genetics, molecular biology and gene-editing research, saying technologies such as CRISPR could help Nigeria and other ...

Brown bullhead catfish in Lake Memphremagog are showing unusual black tumors, raising concerns among researchers. Genetic studies indicate a novel transmissible cancer specific to fish species, ...

GJB2 gene therapy enters human testing for the first time as Skylark Bio doses the first child in the SONIX Phase 1/2 trial, ...

Women diagnosed with breast cancer are almost immediately confronted with treatment decisions. If a surgical oncologist gives a choice between a lumpectomy and a mastectomy to remove a tumor, that's ...