Scientists say that 55 percent of differences in human lifespan are due to genetic makeup, much more than previously believed ...

Detailed genetic analysis has demonstrated that broad behavioral genes responsible for processing impulses or rewards can greatly influence addiction risk in individuals, according to ...

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A new study from the University of Cambridge found that Labradors and humans share a key gene linked to obesity. The DENND1B gene influences hunger signals in the brain, making those with the variant ...

A new study has uncovered a key difference between the immune system of males and females—and it comes down to a single gene. The study is published in The Journal of Immunology. It is known that ...

Preeclampsia, gestational hypertension, and other adverse pregnancy outcomes (APOs) are known predictors of worse cardiovascular health later in life, but a new mendelian randomization study suggests ...

Genetic research across multiple studies now points to a clear pattern: populations living in the Andes highlands for ...

Snakes have lost the gene that encodes ghrelin, a hormone that helps regulate hunger in many vertebrates, according to a new ...

Political leaders like United States President Donald Trump and business oligarchs like Elon Musk have increasingly suggested that human behaviour and social outcomes are rooted in genetics. Trump has ...

Having good genes might be a shortcut to a nice physique—but they're not everything. Here's what you need to know.

Recreational cannabis use is now legal in more than half of the United States, but recent research published in Molecular Psychiatry found that whether you choose to partake — and your potential to ...