A 15-year-old girl from Lilongwe who was subjected to an attempted sexual assault - Henry Mhango Mercy had only seconds to ...

People with pale-colored melanomas are more likely to have a gene mutation associated with albinism, University of Queensland research has found. Study lead author Dr Jenna Rayner said albinism, a ...

Researchers at the National Eye Institute (NEI) have developed the first patient-derived stem cell model for studying eye conditions related to oculocutaneous albinism (OCA). The model's development ...

Young adults from Tanzania with albinism who’ve survived attacks from “black magic” believers visit the U.S. through Global Medical Relief Fund. Mwigulu, 21, (right) and Emmanuel, 23, (left) receive ...

Albinism is a genetic condition that affects people of all races and backgrounds. It occurs when the body produces very little or no melanin, which is the pigment that gives colour to the skin, hair, ...

The Albinism Association of Nigeria (AAN) has called for stronger institutional support and social inclusion for persons living with albinism, citing persistent discrimination, health risks and weak ...

So much has to go right as our visual systems develop. One of them is that many thousands of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) have to relay signals through the eye's optic nerve via delicate projections, ...

A team of Penn State geneticists is pursuing the answers to an age-old question of human biology: the genetic origin of fundamental variations in skin pigmentation between people of different ...

Albinism is a genetic condition, not a spiritual punishment. Albinism refers to a group of inherited genetic conditions that result in little or no production of melanin, the pigment responsible for ...

Many of these challenges translate into various forms of discrimination, affecting their daily lives in significant ways. Albinism, a genetic condition characterised by a lack of melanin in the skin, ...