Doctors in China have become the first to report details about a transplant of a genetically modified pig liver into a human. The liver was transplanted last year into a person who was brain-dead ...

Mar. 26, 2025 — Researchers have found a unique molecular signature and genes in the orbitofrontal cortex associated with heroin-seeking behavior. A preclinical rodent model implicated a gene ...

Genetics is the branch of science concerned with genes, heredity, and variation in living organisms. It seeks to understand the process of trait inheritance from parents to offspring, including ...

Osteoporosis is a common, chronic health condition that affects bone health. It causes bone mass and density to decline, which can lead to bone weakness and fractures. Anyone can develop ...

Type 2 diabetes can be inherited, but environmental factors also play a role. Not everyone with a family history of type 2 diabetes will get it, but you’re more likely to develop it if a parent ...

A New York hospital has declared a patient cured of sickle-cell anemia, a debilitating genetic disorder that mostly affects individuals of African heritage. Considered to be cured, other genetic ...

March is International Women’s Month, and one nurse practitioner in Colorado Springs is trying to remove the stigma for a part of women’s health that often gets overlooked: menopause.

ADHD-related TikTok content shapes viewer perceptions of the condition, but experts found that the videos often make inaccurate claims regarding symptoms and treatment, according to a study ...