Did you know that traits in animal species can re-appear in a new generation hundreds of years later? These ancient ...

Hyderabad: In a significant breakthrough for rare disease research in India, doctors at the LV Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising genetic shift that may explain how animals with backbones—from fish and frogs to ...

Huntington’s disease is a rare inherited neurological disorder that progressively affects movement, cognition and mental ...

Catherine O'Hara passed away at the age of 71. The Home Alone and Schitt's Creek actor will always be remembered for her ...

A groundbreaking study suggests that our genes may play a much larger role in our expiration date than we ever imagined.

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

Genetic ancestry plays a key role in determining the behavior of head and neck tumors and may help explain why ...

A large study published Jan. 29 in the journal Science suggests genetics could account for as much as 55% of a person’s lifespan. That’s far higher than earlier estimates, which ranged from 6% to 33%.

New twin‑study research finds that, after removing deaths from accidents and infections, genes account for about 50% of human ...

A global genetics study of over 2.5 million people shows Type 2 diabetes is driven by tissue-specific biological processes ...

A University of Calgary-led international research team has identified a genetic factor that may explain why people respond ...