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

Muscles make up nearly 40% of the human body and power every move we make, from a child's first steps to recovery after injury. For some, however, muscle development goes awry, leading to weakness, ...

Over the past two decades, researchers have learned that DNA inside the cell nucleus naturally folds into a network of ...

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

Spotted lanternflies are adapting to the pressures of city life such as heat, pollution, and pesticides, according to genomic ...

Researchers have quantified the role of obesity in common long-term conditions, showing for the first time the effect of ...

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

The work provided a systematic understanding of how nightshade crops, including potatoes and tomatoes, adapt to stressful conditions at the level of entire gene networks, rather than individual genes, ...

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

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

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%.