UCSF researchers found that brain cells age more quickly when they rely solely on the X chromosome inherited from a female's mother, rather than the one from her father. Women inherit two X ...

A TEEN who’s been diagnosed with melanoma twice and had two brain tumours removed, all before the age of 18, has a rare ...

Ruby-Jo Sneed, 18, was diagnosed with a rare genetic chromosome deletion after undergoing genetic testing aged 12 due to her ...

A young Hull woman was diagnosed with two brain tumours and two bouts of skin cancer before she turned 18.

Ruby-Jo Sneed (pictured) discovered she had a rare genetic chromosome deletion after undergoing genetic testing aged 12 due ...

An Offaly mother who owes “a huge debt of gratitude” to her daughter's school has organised a fundraising event to enhance the facilities available for all pupils attending the educational facility.

Researchers have uncovered which genes on the Y chromosome regulate the development of sperm and impact fertility in male mice. This research could help us understand why some men don't produce enough ...

This was the case for a group of three genes which model a region of the chromosome called AZFa in humans. AZFa deletions are a common cause of the most severe cases of male infertility, but it has ...

But in every cell of their body, just one X chromosome is needed—so the other is randomly inactivated. Some cells use only a maternal X chromosome; others rely only on the paternal X.