Researchers have identified molecular mechanisms behind age-related memory decline — and shown they can be reversed.

Researchers in Göttingen, Germany, have elucidated the structure and function of otoferlin, a protein that plays a crucial ...

A gene that plays a key role in regulating how bodies change across the 24-hour day also influences memory formation, allowing mice to consolidate memories better during the day than at night.

The active genes in the body have to be copied, or transcribed into RNA molecules, which are then processed in a variety of ways before being translated into proteins. One processing mechanism ...

For the first time, gene therapy is showing promise for treating inherited deafness, researchers reported Wednesday. A study involving six children born with a genetic defect that left them profoundly ...

The trial was small — just 12 children were treated in one or both ears — but it offers important lessons for researchers ...

The first gene therapy for a deadly form of muscular dystrophy received preliminary U.S. approval on Thursday despite concerns from some government scientists about the treatment's ability to help ...

The 39-year-old from Hull lost his dad from Familial Alzheimer's disease (FAD) when he was a child and knew he had a 50:50 ...