More than 60 years after its discovery, scientists are still learning surprising ways DNA stores and translates instructions ...

Many species appear to go extinct suddenly or to suffer catastrophic collapses by which time it is too late to save them. At ...

PD GENEration collaboration broadens participation in Parkinson’s genetic research through flexible, patient-centered blood collection.

A blood test clarifies which gene variants truly cause congenital heart defects, linking diagnosis to more precise ...

Scientists at Houston Methodist Research Institute have discovered that a fast-rising strep bacterium comes in more forms ...

New research establishes an identifiable genetic component to motor neuron disease for 1 in 4 people with the disease; a ...

The Neanderthal population shrank during a cold spell around 75,000 years ago, and the loss of genetic diversity may have ...

Some people have a greater genetic risk than others of developing type 2 diabetes. Now, more of these at-risk people are ...

Genetic risk in mental illness is not equal, with some disorders highly distinct and others sharing broad inherited vulnerability.

A 6-year-old girl is one of more than 80 people worldwide who has finally received a diagnosis of a new condition following ...

Most people notice it slowly. A little more hair on the pillow. A wider part. A hairline that seems to be quietly moving back. For many, this isn’t stress or a bad diet — it’s something that was ...