A large global genetics study shows that many key drivers of Type 2 diabetes operate outside the bloodstream. Scientists are ...

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

A Google DeepMind invention that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to predict how DNA mutations behave could have a ...

A multi-institutional study led by researchers at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, and UC San Diego has uncovered new genetic rules that determine ...

Genetic ancestry plays a key role in determining the behavior of head and neck tumors and may help explain why African-American patients survive for half as long as their counterparts of European ...

Although some genes linked to life span have been identified, external environmental forces, such as disease or living ...

A recent study analyzed individuals from diverse backgrounds and identified various genetic clusters involved in a broad range of biological mechanisms that may help explain ancestry-associated ...

A genetic breakthrough reveals why mental health conditions often occur together. New research identifies five disorder ...

How much do your genes determine how long you'll live? It's a question that fascinates us, and one that's been debated for ...

A duplicated gene evolved into a switch that determines sex in frogs, revealing how evolution can safely reshape critical ...