In two new studies on 28,000 individuals, researchers are able to show that genetic variants in 11 regions of the human ...

A new study by researchers at King's College London has split schizophrenia risk into two genetically distinct pathways. One is characterized by a shared genetic risk with bipolar disorder and ...

Despite decades of research, scientists struggle to understand the mental health implications of DNA. Researchers were able ...

Genetic ancestry may play a key role in how acral melanoma, a rare and aggressive type of skin cancer, develops and behaves, ...

23andMe Research Institute today announced the publication of a new study highlighting the positive health actions taken by people who learned of their risk through direct-to-consumer genetic testing.

Researchers at McGill University and the United States Forest Service have found that plants living in areas where human ...

In two new studies on 28,000 individuals, researchers can show that genetic variants in 11 regions of the human genome have a clear influence on which bacteria are in the gut and what they do there.

Most folks with genetics that put them at risk for high cholesterol and early heart disease aren't aware of their danger, a new study says. Nearly 90% of people carrying genetics that cause ...

Observational studies have often linked low testosterone to heart disease. Those studies are a bit misleading, the authors of ...

What if cattle were selected not only for their productivity, but also for their resistance to disease? A study conducted by ...

Genetic predisposition to rheumatoid arthritis increases the risk of interstitial lung disease by 15.5%, as shown by Mendelian randomization analysis. The study used 52 single nucleotide polymorphisms ...

Domestic pigs bred with wild boar after the nuclear disaster offer lessons in wildlife genetics and invasive species management.