New research buttresses the understanding that genetics plays an outsized role in determining a person's success with weight loss.
Factors important to longevity tend to be similar between mates.
Could the composition of nasal bacteria and the severity of people's symptoms boil down to genetics?
Easy and accurate assessment of a patient's internal clock could potentially help doctors treat more than just sleep disorders.
The sooner this disorder is identified, the sooner a child is helped.
New findings extend our understanding of the body's complex genetic architecture and how it relates to hormones, neuroticism, depression and bipolar disorder.
The combination of genetic and non-genetic influences affects not only the function of the brain, but also its anatomy.
If a male has a BRCA mutation, their risk increases 100-fold.
One in 59 children are now believed to be on the spectrum.
You have over 100 genes to thank. And they reveal a lot about your health.
Scientists seek to unravel how viruses trigger disease.
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