An HIV-derived nucleoside therapy now treats rare genetic diseases by restoring mitochondrial DNA and improving muscle ...

On Thursday, January 8, Quick and CNBC launched their new initiative, CNBC Cares, to help raise awareness for rare diseases ...

A new CRISPR approach can control genes without cutting DNA, opening a safer path for treating genetic diseases. A newly ...

A patient death in a CRISPR trial halts gene editing studies, raising critical safety questions. What this means for the ...

Scientists discovered that aging DNA repeats expand at wildly different speeds—and in some people, the consequences can be devastating. A sweeping genetic study drawing on data from more than 900,000 ...

And in an account on ew.com Bailey explained that now he’s an “ambulatory wheelchair user.” Although he can stay on his feet ...

Rare genetic disorders are typically caused by a variant in a single gene. It is estimated that there are over 7000 such conditions, meaning that although individually rare, they are collectively ...

A recent study finds that certain psychiatric disorders have considerable genetic overlap. But these genes aren’t the whole ...

Genetic testing can help doctors diagnose some neurological disorders, such as Huntington’s disease. It can also provide insights into a person’s risk of future health conditions. Genetic testing ...

An analysis of genetic data from over 900,000 people shows that certain stretches of DNA, made up of short sequences repeated ...

CNBC anchor Becky Quick is opening up about her daughter's once-private health battle.

CNBC’s Becky Quick joins TODAY to talk about her daughter Kaylie's journey with SynGAP1, a rare genetic disorder that limits ...