Doctors and researchers at a children's hospital in Canada have struck a rare success after gene therapy halted the progression of rare genetic condition in a young boy.

Gene therapy gives life to child with rare genetic disorder in major medical breakthrough

The earliest known cases of sex-chromosome syndromes, identified by researchers, suggest that people with extra or missing chromosomes existed 5,000 years ago. According to a study published in Communications Biology, people with genetic syndromes have existed throughout human history and have been a part of human societies.

Sex-chromosome syndromes existed even 5,000 years ago, ancient DNA study reveals

Henry Kranzler, a psychiatry professor and director of the Center for Studies of Addiction at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine, has revealed that the predisposition to alcohol abuse can be inherited from relatives.

Predisposition to alcohol abuse is inherited, needs personalised treatment: Addiction expert

Standing at 7ft 0.7in, Turkey’s Rumeysa Gelgi has been named as the tallest woman living by Guinness World Records. With a height of 2 metres 15 centimetres (7 feet, 0.

World's tallest woman says it's OK to stand out, hopes to use title to raise awareness about rare diseases

After winning a fortunate lottery, a newborn from Maharashtra with a rare genetic condition known as Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) was given a life-saving shot worth ₹160 million by a US company for free.

Indian baby with rare genetic disorder got ₹160 million injection for free from US firm

A five-month-old baby girl, Lexi Robins, from the UK, is 'turning into stone' due to a rare genetic condition that turns muscles into bones. Lexi Robins has been diagnosed with a rare genetic disease called Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP) which affects only one in two million people.

Rare genetic disease is turning 5-month-old UK baby girl into stone

Scientists have discovered a new mammal reference genome that helps to identify genetic variants for human health. According to research published in the journal Science, scientists have identified more than 85 million genetic variants in the rhesus macaque, the largest database of genetic variation for anyone nonhuman primate species to date.

Scientists discover new mammal reference genome