A study resets the longevity discussion, after previous research focused on those born between 1870 and 1900, and shows ...

A peer-reviewed study published in Science argues that the genetic contribution to human lifespan has been dramatically ...

A research team led by Zhen-Xing Endowed Professor Jian Yang at the School of Life Sciences, Westlake University, has ...

What is the human exposome? A massive study quantifying 115,000 associations shows that cumulative environmental exposures rival genetics in predicting disease.

Genetic risk for inflammatory bowel disease could also help identify which patients will have a more severe disease trajectory.An evaluation of more than 8,000 Danish individuals with IBD found those ...

Genetics is the study of genes and how they influence characteristics and health. Through a variety of technological methods, environmental factors, and lifestyle choices, it is possible to alter some ...

The Human Genetics Research Group of the University of Tartu Faculty of Medicine has identified a gene whose defect may cause ...

Over the past decade, advances in cancer genetics and oncogenomic have profoundly reshaped our understanding of pediatric tumors. Unlike adult cancers, ...

We educate medical students, residents and practicing health care providers. Our division's faculty directs and contributes many of the lectures to the Cell and Molecular Biology course for the first ...

Are you mostly a product of the genes you inherit or your experiences in life? This question intrigues many people, including addiction researchers. In this post, I provide an overview of key research ...

Quarterly earnings results are a good time to check in on a company’s progress, especially compared to its peers in the same sector. Today we are looking at Myriad Genetics (NASDAQ:MYGN) and the best ...