A person’s genes play a far greater role in likely lifespan than previously thought, according to a major new study published ...

Despite major advances in genetic testing for breast cancer risk prediction, death rates remain disproportionately high among ...

The headline figure of lifespan being around “50% heritable” risks being misunderstood as meaning genes determine half of a ...

The COVID-19 pandemic gave us tremendous perspective on how wildly symptoms and outcomes can vary between patients ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Many factors influence how long you live, such as diet, exercise, smoking, drinking, environment and other variables. It also helps not to get hit by a dump truck. But ...

Mendel’s monastery garden experiments went largely unnoticed during his life, but their implications would ripple through ...

The tool helps scientists understand how single-letter mutations and distant DNA regions influence gene activity, shaping ...

Is Obesity Genetic or Environmental? Get All the Details This article was reviewed by Lynn Marie Morski, MD, JD. Key ...