Life is precious, and many of us try to do everything “right” to live longer. We eat better, move more, avoid pollutants, guard our sleep, manage stress, and take supplements. The prevailing belief is ...

Certain rare genetic disorders may cause a child to develop obesity. Health experts may refer to these conditions as syndromic childhood obesity. They may affect a child’s metabolism or cause them to ...

Tired all the time? It might be in your DNA. A new study has uncovered striking genetic differences in people suffering from a devastating illness that causes extreme exhaustion, chronic pain and ...

Researchers developed brain organoids from patient samples to model genetic subtypes of autism spectrum disorders (ASD), creating a translational platform that better reflects the human-specific ...

An integrin mutation impairs skin T cell migration, enabling HPV proliferation that causes warts and lesions in a rare genetic dermatological condition.

Researchers at VIB and Antwerp University have identified a major genetic risk factor for a rare form of frontotemporal dementia. The discovery, published today in Nature Genetics, provides a ...

Although mental disorders have multifactorial causes, genetics can explain some of them, yet this field remains largely unexplored in terms of guiding diagnoses and treatments. In the largest study of ...

Koalas’ population comeback may be doing more than boosting numbers—it could also be rebuilding their lost genetic diversity.