UCLA Health researchers have created a comprehensive map showing how eight different genetic mutations associated with autism spectrum disorder affect early brain development, providing new insights ...

A new comprehensive analysis has revealed that major depressive disorder alters both the physical architecture and the ...

A major cardiovascular risk factor is thickening of the heart walls (hypertrophy), which can result from high blood pressure—but is also linked to inherited diseases of the heart which can lead to ...

AlphaGenome can analyse up to 1m letters of DNA code at once and could pave way for new treatments ...

The Cucurbitaceae family, comprising economically important crops such as cucumber, melon, and watermelon, exhibits remarkable phenotypic diversity in traits including fruit size, shape, and flesh ...

The contribution of genetics to the variability in people’s metabolism has remained largely unknown. This is, in part, because genetic studies of human metabolism have been limited in scale and ...

The genetics of autism has long been one of the most intricate puzzles in neurodevelopmental science. Today, the pieces are coming together more rapidly than ever before. Landmark projects such as the ...

CHICAGO -- These days, it's faster and cheaper than ever to decipher a person's entire DNA. But a small study suggests looking for disease risks that way may not be ready for the masses. For one thing ...

By Dr. Priyom Bose, Ph.D. By analyzing bowel movement frequency in more than 268,000 people, researchers uncover how thiamine ...

One of the most inherent risks is the risk of damaging healthy genes. This rather brutal issue is step one of risk management. It also means large sequences of amino acids that must be checked, ...