A BRCA gene mutation ups your risk of these 4 cancers. Here's what to know.

Inheriting a mutation in BRCA1 or BRCA2 puts you at higher risk of breast, prostate, ovarian and pancreatic cancer. Genetic ...
Medical Xpress

Gene mutation tied to schizophrenia slows brain's updating of beliefs

One of the symptoms of schizophrenia is difficulty incorporating new information about the world. This can lead patients to struggle with making decisions and, eventually, to lose touch with reality.
Medical Xpress

BRAF gene mutation leads to different therapeutic responses in melanoma and colorectal cancer

A review article led by researchers from the B·ARGO group at the Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP) and from the Medical Oncology Department of the Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO) in ...

This Rare Gene Drastically Raises Lung Cancer Risk in People Who Never Smoked

The gene is found predominantly in Southern Appalachia and may be one of the most powerful cancer-risk mutations ever found.
Nature

The search for mutations that sperm acquire as men age

Age-related mutations give sperm-forming stem cells a selective advantage during sperm production, shaping disease risk and genetic variation in offspring. Read the paper: Sperm sequencing reveals ...
Phys.org

Scientists use gene editing to correct harmful mitochondrial mutations in human cells

In a step toward treating mitochondrial diseases, researchers in the Netherlands have successfully edited harmful mutations in mitochondrial DNA using a genetic tool known as a base editor. The ...