An experimental technique that patches defective DNA with donated genetic material helped families at risk of passing rare ...

Four girls and four boys were born to seven women to seven women at a high risk of transmitting mutations causing ...

A groundbreaking trial in the U.K. has released data on eight babies born through a special IVF procedure to lower their risk ...

Eight healthy babies were born in Britain with the help of an experimental technique that uses DNA from three people to help ...

Eight babies, born following Mitochondrial Donation treatment to reduce transmission of mitochondrial DNA disease, show no ...

The UK's pioneering licensed IVF technique to reduce the risk of mitochondrial diseases carried out in Newcastle has seen eight babies born, research shows.

Autosomal dominant optic atrophy (ADOA), the most common genetic optic neuropathy, is an insidious disease. It often presents slowly during childhood by way of blurry vision, trouble reading or ...

Long-awaited results suggest that mitochondrial donation can prevent babies from inheriting diseases caused by mutant ...

In this study, researcher developed a new imaging approach that combines two powerful techniques to solve this problem. First ...

Mitochondria are dynamic organelles present in virtually all human cells that are needed for a multitude of cellular functions, including energy production, control of cell apoptosis and numerous ...

For decades, the dream of fixing harmful mutations in mitochondrial DNA felt out of reach. Scientists have long known these ...