Scientists have identified a new gene linked to ulcerative colitis, a type of inflammatory bowel disease. They studied three generations of a Brisbane family with five affected family members, using ...

Researchers have found that the size of the amygdala—a region of the brain involved in processing emotions—could be linked to social tolerance in macaque monkeys. Their research, published today in ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising secret about our DNA: it’s not a static blueprint, but a constantly shifting, folding structure that helps control how genes turn on and off. Researchers at the ...

Three generations of one Australian family have helped scientists identify a new gene linked to a debilitating inflammatory bowel condition, offering hope of new treatments for the disease. Five ...

Recent studies have defined a group of muscular dystrophies, now termed the dystroglycanopathies, as novel disorders of glycosylation. These conditions include Walker–Warburg syndrome, ...