Free-floating DNA carrying cancerous mutations was detected in blood three years before any other signs of cancer appeared.

Scientists have identified a rare gene mutation that prevents Type 2 diabetes, the New York Times reported. In a study of 150,000 people, researchers identified a mutation that destroys a gene ...

Scientists at Fox Chase Cancer Center have identified a mutation in a common oncogene—a gene that can cause cancer—that may ...

Mutations in a gene that can reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, even in people who have risk factors such as obesity and old age, has been found by an international team of researchers.

A new study from the University of Michigan Rogel Health Cancer Center, published in Science, sheds light on how two distinct ...

Gene Mutation Linked to Type 2 Diabetes March 08, 2011 7:00 PM By Carol Pearson; People with type 2 diabetes must monitor their blood sugar because their bodies cannot convert blood sugar into energy.

New Gene Mutation Identified In Common Type Of Dementia Date: July 11, 2007 Source: American Academy of Neurology Summary: Researchers have identified a new gene mutation linked to frontotemporal ...

A multinational study has identified a key gene mutation responsible for type 2 diabetes in nearly 10 percent of patients of white European ancestry. The study, which originated in Italy and was ...

Scientists have made a rare discovery that allows them to attribute two types of tumour almost entirely to specific mutations that lie in two related genes. Chondroblastoma and giant cell tumour ...

Scientists discover that, in almost every patient, specific mutations in two related genes drive the development of two types of bone cancer. This study, published in Nature Genetics on 27 Oct ...

Scientists have made a rare discovery that allows them to attribute two types of tumour almost entirely to specific mutations that lie in two related genes. These mutations are found in nearly 100 per ...

Hereditary BRCA mutations have long been known to increase the chance of developing breast and several other types of adult cancer, but new research has shown that they might also increase the ...