Neurodegenerative diseases are commonly adult-onset conditions characterized by degeneration of specific neuronal populations. Familial forms are caused by mutations in single genes, but most patients ...

A study by IRB Barcelona reveals that transfer RNA (tRNA) genes accumulate mutations at a frequency up to nine times higher than average.    These mutations specifically target the region that "reads" ...

Mapping incidence and survival of non-small-cell lung cancers stratified by mutation type in southern Appalachia: A single center retrospective study. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2024 ...

A newly identified gene mutation may help explain why schizophrenia patients struggle to update their understanding of reality. The mutation disrupts a brain circuit involved in flexible ...