Researchers are quickly demystifying the genetic characteristics that factor into body shape and weight-related disease development.
New research buttresses the understanding that genetics plays an outsized role in determining a person's success with weight loss.
Study: Our hyperuricemia future may be written in the stars.
You have over 100 genes to thank. And they reveal a lot about your health.
An ambitious research program wants to move beyond 'one-size-fits-all' health care.
Genetic variants may account for about 10 percent of individual differences in compassion-oriented traits.
Findings could spur public policies to require lower nicotine levels in tobacco cigarettes and increase regulation of e-cigarettes.
All it takes is a hug and a cuddle to set your little one on the right path.
While habits and environment can be key to the disease, chance plays a huge role as well.
Researcher says genetics play a part in whether you're a night owl, which can make daylight saving a tough transition.
DNA differences substantially influence how individuals interact with the media.
The undertaking would chart the types and properties of all human cells, building the ultimate reference map of the human body.
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