Genes may play a bigger role in living a longer life, while lifestyle and luck still shape the outcome, according to a new ...

Scientists have created the most detailed maps yet of how genes control one another inside the brains of people with Alzheimer’s disease. Using a powerful new AI-based system called SIGNET, the team ...

A groundbreaking Alzheimer's study has developed a unique genetic map, revealing crucial insights into gene activity and potential disease-driving sequences in the brain.

For more than a century, Mendelian genetics has shaped how we think about inheritance: one gene, one trait. It is a model that still echoes through textbooks—and one that is increasingly reaching its ...

Host genetics shapes the human gut microbiome by altering the intestinal molecular environment, driving significant microbial ...

Footage from an Ojai, California, neighborhood shows a skunk boldly chasing a mountain lion down the street on the morning of ...

In “What We Inherit,” Sam Trejo and Daphne O. Martschenko examine the link between genetic myths and social genomics.

Study identified numerous influential “hub genes” that offer promising new targets for early detection and therapeutic intervention.

In two new studies on 28,000 individuals, researchers are able to show that genetic variants in 11 regions of the human genome have a clear influence on which bacteria are in the gut and what they do ...

A new Alzheimer's study has produced a first-of-its-kind genetic map, which could provide vital insights into the ...

It takes two to tango, and two to trigger Parkinson’s. New research identifies the "partners in crime" genes that work together to overwhelm the brain’s waste-management system.

By Priyanjana Pramanik, MSc. A major cohort study suggests that consistent adherence to established healthy eating patterns may add years to life, even after accounting for genetic predisposition.