Researchers from the Mitochondrial Medicine Program at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have better characterized a spectrum of what were classically considered discrete mitochondrial DNA ...

Patients who suffer from Batten disease often die at an early age. However, the mechanisms underlying how CLN3 loss develops Batten disease remain largely unclear. Here, using Drosophila midgut system ...

Jori Fales’ nine-year-old daughter Charleigh has Batten Disease. It’s an extremely rare, fatal, genetic disorder and there is no cure. Charleigh is the only child in the province diagnosed ...

Some of those speaking on Friday, February 28 at Creating the Kelpies were involved from the start when the Helix Park and giant steel horse head were only an idea. The event will be chance for people ...

In the L.A. comedy-drama “Serious People,” remarkable naturalism and immense absurdity sit shoulder-to-shoulder. However, as notable as this tension may be, the novelty of the movie’s tonal ...

A small but growing movement of scientists wants to classify aging as a disease. They face an uphill battle.

DNA discovery identifies Siberian ducks DNA analysis identified the feathers and blood as coming from Baikal teals, migratory ducks which fly to Korea in winter from their breeding grounds in Siberia.

We host a number of events annually that draw people from all backgrounds and bring ... recently purchased a popular DNA testing kit. I didn’t think that anything would come as a surprise ...

It was very sad that someone actually died that way,” said ... Castro was charged with second-degree murder after DNA testing not available in the 1970s helped identify him nearly 50 years ...

Someone who’s smart can learn new information quickly, recall that information, and expand on what they’ve learned, yet that’s not the only way to be smart. Thinking critically is a big part ...

Any recent text book of neurology will list at least 200 neurological disorders, with diverse etiologies and genetic characteristics. A number of these disorders have a definitive link to an ...