Expert explains whether people with thalassemia can have healthy children, the genetic risks involved, and how modern treatments and screening can help families.
On World Haemophilia Day 2026, know if haemophilia is hereditary and how X-linked inheritance works, key symptoms, and risks for children in simple terms.
Prader-Willi syndrome or PWS is a rare condition that can affect children from 0 to 6 years of age. It is a multisystem genetic disorder caused by the loss of paternally expressed genes on chromosome 15q11.2 q13.
VEXAS Syndrome occurs rarely but carries a high mortality rate. It mostly affects men over 50. Read on to know more about this autoimmune condition.
Father donates a portion of his liver to save his 23-day-old baby from a rare hereditary disorder. Read on to know more about Galactosemia.
Down Syndrome is a genetic condition that has no cure as yet. But it can be managed very well with love and care. Read on to know it all.
Experts at Jaslok Hospital did a study that revealed a first-in-the-world medical report that showed life-threatening side effects with some antivirals in individuals with a genetic abnormality.
Gaucher disease is a hereditary genetic disorder that affects a variety of body organs and tissues. Here's everything you need to know about this type of lysosomal storage disorder.
Great relief for parents of 5-month-old Teera Kamat, who is suffering from a rare genetic disease. PM Modi has waived off custom duty worth Rs 6 crore on a life-saving drug after request from Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.
Genome sequencing is used to diagnose cancer and customise the treatments in the patients. But scientists have devised a formula that can used to predict diseases too.
Scientists used the gene editing technology CRISPR in dogs to treat an incurable genetic disorder. And this could hold the key for treating Duchenne muscular dystrophy in humans.
On this international albinism awareness day, we look at important problems associated with albinism.
As per the research conducted by the University of Edinburgh, nearly 80 genes that could be linked to depression have been discovered.
The study could help explain why some people may be at a higher risk of developing the condition as well as help researchers develop drugs to tackle mental health conditions.
Rare diseases are estimated to have impacted 72-96 million people in India.
Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) is a rare genetic condition that affects one in two million people in the world.
Did you know dark-coloured urine could also be a symptom of thalassemia?
LSDs mostly occur in children, who often die within a few months or years of birth, after much suffering.
This happened at Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurgaon.
However, no specific treatment for CD70 deficiency currently exists.
A new IVF treatment that reduces the risk of genetic disorders is now considered safe by researchers.
Doctors at Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurgaon gave a new lease of life to a 27-year-old Iraqi woman recently.
England cricketer James Taylor was forced to retire because of a genetic heart condition. Here's what you need to know about it.
The disorders maybe be hereditary or due to spontaneous mutations.
Expert explains whether people with thalassemia can have healthy children, the genetic risks involved, and how modern treatments and screening can help families.
On World Haemophilia Day 2026, know if haemophilia is hereditary and how X-linked inheritance works, key symptoms, and risks for children in simple terms.
Prader-Willi syndrome or PWS is a rare condition that can affect children from 0 to 6 years of age. It is a multisystem genetic disorder caused by the loss of paternally expressed genes on chromosome 15q11.2 q13.
VEXAS Syndrome occurs rarely but carries a high mortality rate. It mostly affects men over 50. Read on to know more about this autoimmune condition.
Father donates a portion of his liver to save his 23-day-old baby from a rare hereditary disorder. Read on to know more about Galactosemia.
Down Syndrome is a genetic condition that has no cure as yet. But it can be managed very well with love and care. Read on to know it all.
Experts at Jaslok Hospital did a study that revealed a first-in-the-world medical report that showed life-threatening side effects with some antivirals in individuals with a genetic abnormality.
Gaucher disease is a hereditary genetic disorder that affects a variety of body organs and tissues. Here's everything you need to know about this type of lysosomal storage disorder.
Great relief for parents of 5-month-old Teera Kamat, who is suffering from a rare genetic disease. PM Modi has waived off custom duty worth Rs 6 crore on a life-saving drug after request from Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.
Genome sequencing is used to diagnose cancer and customise the treatments in the patients. But scientists have devised a formula that can used to predict diseases too.
Scientists used the gene editing technology CRISPR in dogs to treat an incurable genetic disorder. And this could hold the key for treating Duchenne muscular dystrophy in humans.
On this international albinism awareness day, we look at important problems associated with albinism.
As per the research conducted by the University of Edinburgh, nearly 80 genes that could be linked to depression have been discovered.
The study could help explain why some people may be at a higher risk of developing the condition as well as help researchers develop drugs to tackle mental health conditions.
Rare diseases are estimated to have impacted 72-96 million people in India.
Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) is a rare genetic condition that affects one in two million people in the world.
LSDs mostly occur in children, who often die within a few months or years of birth, after much suffering.
This happened at Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurgaon.
However, no specific treatment for CD70 deficiency currently exists.
A new IVF treatment that reduces the risk of genetic disorders is now considered safe by researchers.
Doctors at Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurgaon gave a new lease of life to a 27-year-old Iraqi woman recently.
England cricketer James Taylor was forced to retire because of a genetic heart condition. Here's what you need to know about it.
The disorders maybe be hereditary or due to spontaneous mutations.
Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is a genetically transmitted blood disorder that is fairly common in some parts of India. Here's all the information you need.
Did you know dark-coloured urine could also be a symptom of thalassemia?
