Scientists have pinpointed nearly 300 "hotspots" in the human genome that may increase the risk of bipolar disorder. In the ...

Candidate genetic variants included in a genetic risk algorithm may not meet standards of reasonable clinical efficacy in identifying opioid use disorder risk, according to a study published in JAMA ...

It took more than 50 years for Marthe Gautier to set the record straight about her discovery of the genetic cause of Down syndrome ...

Alice and Robert Bird, whose daughter Sophia was the first baby to be screened in Sheffield, said: "It is a privilege to take ...

Three patients with spinal muscular atrophy had improved muscle strength and could walk farther after a month of daily spinal ...

Postdoctoral scholar Daniela Soto has earned a prestigious fellowship from HHMI with eight years of funding to study the ...

Many of these genes regulate the bone matrix, but a large number of the genes have never been studied in bone before ...

The study is an international collaboration based on previous research that has suggested a possible connection between ...

Learn more about groundbreaking genetic research that reveals a long-lost population and solves a centuries-old linguistic mystery.

A recent study from Stanford Medicine reveals a direct link between fiber intake and reduced cancer risk. Despite its ...

New genetic evidence traces the roots of English, Sanskrit, and hundreds of other languages to a group of hunter-gatherers in ...

Researchers have conducted one of the largest eye studies in the world to reveal new insights into retinal thickness, highlighting its potential in the early detection of diseases like type 2 diabetes ...