Factors such as smoking, socioeconomic status and physical activity had the most impact. Gym use, cheese consumption and nap ...

New research suggests a genetic variant in the NOVA1 protein may have played a key role in the emergence of human speech.

Despite the prevalence of heart disease, many people are still unclear about how genetics can impact heart disease.

Researchers from Leicester have uncovered important insights into how people’s DNA affects their response to the drug Varenicline ...

Past research studies have consistently found that there are disparities in the health outcomes of people from different ...

Stanford scientists have identified 380 key genetic variants that significantly influence cancer development, filtering ...

Stanford Medicine researchers sifted through thousands of single nucleotide mutations in DNA to identify fewer than 400 that are functionally associated with inherited cancer risk.

Thousands of single changes in the nucleotides that make up the human genome have been associated with an increased risk of ...

Ancient DNA is telling us more and more about humans and environments long past. Could it also help rescue the future?

An FDA-approved osteoporosis treatment might nudge a mutated protein back into shape and improve heart function, according to ...

DNA Evidence of Ancient Population Hints at Common Ancestry of Indo-European Languages New insights regarding the origin of ...