A new breakthrough in a rare genetic disease which causes children to age rapidly has been discovered using 'longevity genes' found in people who live exceptionally long lives - over 100 years old.

Researchers corrected lamin A gene mutations, preventing skeletal and cardiac abnormalities and extending mice lifespans.

Gene Simmons is giving his worried fans a relieving health update. The Kiss co-founder has addressed the scary car crash in Malibu, California, that left him temporarily hospitalized earlier this week ...

England's AviadoBio is looking to China as a potential source of additional gene therapies, securing an option to a $413 million biobucks deal that could deliver a clinical-stage rare eye disease ...

I’m showing how I build my own home-made lamin boards, using thin battens layered with cross-grain veneer for maximum stability. This technique controls wood movement and results in a strong, stylish ...

In a small trial, a gene therapy injected into the brain slowed the disease by 75 percent over three years. Huntington’s disease is extremely cruel. Symptoms start with random, uncontrollable twitches ...

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AUSTIN (KXAN) — An exceptionally rare and fatal genetic disease may finally have a solution. Huntington’s Disease affects one in ten to twenty thousand Americans. The disease is a mixture of dementia ...

Scientists report the first therapy to slow the deadly brain disease. A one-time gene therapy treatment has shown remarkable success in slowing the progression of Huntington's disease in a preliminary ...

Turning genes on and off is like flipping a light switch, controlling whether genes in a cell are active. When a gene is turned on, the production of proteins or other substances is promoted; when ...