Genetic disease

Everyone seems to agree that we have an epidemic of what is diagnosed as autism....

Promising treatments now in more than 35,000 clinical trials could have dramatic impacts on cancer, autoimmune diseases, organ replacement, heart disease, and even aging itself....

There are tortoises and salamanders who are spry into old age and whose risk of dying is the same no matter how old they are. Andrew Steele charts the astounding progress science has made in recent years to secure the same for humans....

Editing Humanity takes listeners inside the fascinating world of a new gene editing technology called CRISPR, a high-powered genetic toolkit that enables scientists to not only engineer but to edit the DNA of any organism down to the individual building blocks of the genetic code....

Zero to Finals is a resource dedicated to helping medical students and other health-care professionals prepare for exams. It was created from scratch to help students of medicine accelerate their learning, achieve more in less time, and feel more motivated along the way....

Dr. Okun reveals the breakthroughs and therapies surrounding Parkinson's disease that will pave the road to meaningful progress, which extends far beyond a single drug or stem cell....

Epigenetics is the science of living DNA, charting the chemical pathways that spur DNA into action by turning genes on and off. While the Human Genome Project of the early 2000s was hailed as the key to understanding human heredity and disease, that historic effort was just the beginning....

The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) was discovered in 1964. At the time, the very idea of a virus underlying a cancer was revolutionary....

Are you sick, but can't find any answers why? You may have Lyme disease and not even know it....

What if I told you that all the research needed to end the disease of cancer forever has already been completed? Would you believe it? Well, now you don’t have to! Listen to find out more....

At top hospitals and a few innovative health-tech startups, scientists are working closely with patients to dramatically extend their "healthspan"—the number of healthy years before disease sets in....

A scientific and medical revolution has crept up on us, based on study after study, from hundreds of laboratories around the world....

Orphan is about the struggle to save the lives of children who, because of an unlucky roll of the genetic dice, are born with any one of several thousand rare genetic disorders....

This new edition of Genetics for Dummies serves as a perfect course supplement for students pursuing degrees in the sciences. It provides science lovers of all skill levels with easy-to-follow and easy-to-understand information about this exciting and constantly evolving field....

Following their marriage, Dr. Nicklaus Hart and Maggie Russell enjoy the splendor and passion of a honeymoon in Hawaii. They learn that their union has brought new life, but the overflowing joy of Maggie’s pregnancy and their romantic getaway is interrupted....

Seven million people worldwide suffer from Parkinson's, and doctors, researchers, and patients continue to hunt for a cure....

The immune system holds the key to human health. In The Beautiful Cure, leading immunologist Daniel M. Davis describes how the scientific quest to understand how the immune system works is now unlocking a revolutionary new approach to medicine and well-being....

When Dr. Richard Horowitz moved to the Hudson Valley over two decades ago to start his own medical practice, he had no idea that he was jumping into a hotbed of Lyme disease....

p53: The Gene That Cracked the Cancer Code reveals the tale of the search for this gene, as well as the excitement of the hunt for new cures....

In this timely book, Steven Phillips, MD, and his former patient, Sony singer-songwriter Dana Parish, reveal striking evidence that a broad range of common infections, from COVID-19 to Lyme and many others, cause a variety of autoimmune, psychiatric, and chronic conditions....