Research by the University of Michigan finds a newly created polygenic scoring system — one that weighs the combined effects of common genetic variants — can improve the ability to predict an individual’s risk of developing ALS.

Michigan Medicine researchers have found that an extra copy of one gene that is triplicated in human Down syndrome patients causes improper development of neurons in mice.

Stress can interact with genetic vulnerability to depression, and with added or lacking support from friends and family, to affect depressive symptoms.

Scientists link dozens of new genome sites to coronary artery disease risk and pioneer a powerful method for illuminating the biological roots of common disease.

A recent study finds shared genetics between two inherited diseases of the arteries.

The model could allow scientists to finally figure out the order of genetic operations inside developing cells.

The discovery could be a route to novel treatments for the autoimmune disease.

After the diagnosis, Cristina Bashans was carefully monitored for a potentially life-threatening aortic aneurysm.

Serotonin’s precise role in depression is getting attention but SSRIs work for many, and basic neuroscience research goes far beyond ‘chemical imbalances.’

Understanding how xanthan gum, a common food additive, is processed in the gut hints at the ability of food additives to actively alter the gut microbiome.

Computer modeling links a person's genes to whether producing more antibodies will help them fight off the disease.

The anti-cancer effect of the drug may help those with rare, hereditary cancer syndromes avoid surgeries by shrinking tumors via a daily oral dose.

Researchers report progress towards understanding which genes play the biggest roles in psoriasis.

Pituitary diseases arise from RNA splicing variants.

New study identifies a role of TCF7L2 in aortic aneurysm.