A membrane transport protein called SLC13A5 has previously been linked to a severe form of epileptic encephalopathy.

Gene therapy can improve hearing in children and adults with congenital deafness or severe hearing impairment, a new study involving researchers at Karolinska Institutet reports. Hearing improved ...

Lung cancer can be hereditary, with mutations in the EGFR and KRAS genes potentially playing a role. Smoking, however, is by far the biggest risk factor.

Viruses closely related to the deadly MERS coronavirus are lurking in bats and one group, known as HKU5, may be just one mutation away from making the jump to humans. A new study reveals how these ...