Men tend to lose the Y chromosome from their cells as they age. But because the Y bears few genes other than for male ...

By Dr. Priyom Bose, Ph.D. A sweeping genetic analysis reveals when obesity is the common thread linking chronic diseases, and ...

Researchers from the Salk Institute have created a catalog demonstrating how hereditary factors and life experiences affect ...

Parents' genes -- even when not directly inherited by a child -- may play a role in their educational and mental health outcomes, finds a new report. Parents' genes -- even when not directly inherited ...

Twin studies can help geneticists determine whether some trait or condition is caused by the environment, or by genetics. Since identical twins carry basically the same genome, if a trait is due to ...

Scientists have mapped how genetics and life experiences leave lasting epigenetic marks on immune cells. The discovery helps ...

Research shows that the biological parents' genes affect the child's insulin function and capacity to regulate blood sugar levels and blood lipids in different ways. Such knowledge may be used to to ...

Hypermobile Ehlers–Danlos syndrome (hEDS) is one of the most common heritable connective tissue disorders. Early estimates have reported that this genetic disorder affects at least one in 5,000 ...

Before understanding how genetics plays its role in muscle Building, let’s see what the basics of genetics are. So, at the core of it, Genetics is the hereditary variation in us. It is related to how ...

She struggled with high cholesterol in her 20s despite working out and eating right. It wasn't until her 30s she found out why.

Parents’ genes – even when not directly inherited by a child – may play a role in their educational and mental health outcomes, finds a new report by UCL researchers. The report, Understanding the ...