A study led by bioengineers at the University of California San Diego sheds new light on how a type of heart valve disease, called aortic valve stenosis, progresses differently in males and females.

Sylvester Turner, a Democratic congressman and former mayor of Houston, has died at the age of 70. Turner died peacefully Wednesday, according to a statement from his congressional office.

Background: Chromosome 15q11–13 contains a cluster of imprinted genes ... was used to measure 10 15q11–13 transcripts in maternal 15q11–13 duplication, Prader–Willi syndrome, and control brain samples ...

Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) is a chronic, debilitating disease characterised by a wide range of symptoms that severely impact all aspects of life. Despite its ...

Chronic fatigue syndrome — also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) OR systemic exertional intolerance disease (SEID)— is a serious, chronic illness that can ...

After four years together, Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas parted ways in September 2023. The actress and the singer share two daughters, Willa and Delphine. Sophie has opened up about their divorce, ...

People born with de la Chapelle syndrome have XX chromosomes but can develop a penis, because a gene typically found on the Y chromosome gets moved to a new position on the X chromosome.

(A condition in which there is an absence of a sex chromosome in the egg or the sperm may result in conditions such as Turner syndrome, a "monosomy" which has the arrangement 45, XO.) Nondisjunction ...

A proof-of-concept study shows that CRISPR-Cas9 can eliminate extra chromosome copies in Down syndrome cells. The method restores normal gene function but is not yet ready for human trials. Scientists ...

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"You either have XX or XY chromosomes," Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., wrote Feb. 20 on X. "Those are the options." Most commonly, a person is born with two X chromosomes (female) or an X and a Y (male).