People often remark that allergies run in their family, but the genetic causes have remained unclear. Previous food allergy ...

In an international study, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have identified a gene variant that controls the body's ...

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

In two new studies on 28,000 individuals, researchers are able to show that genetic variants in 11 regions of the human ...

A novel genetic variant may be a driving force behind the development of metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) in some cases, according to researchers at the Mayo Clinic in ...

In two new studies on 28,000 individuals, researchers can 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 there.

Researchers found that paired pathogenic variants can restore protein function rather than make it worse. This phenomenon ...

Genetic research uncovers a continuum between diabetes forms, offering insights for precision medicine. Study: Rare variant analyses in 51,256 type 2 diabetes cases and 370,487 controls reveal the ...

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 ...

UK scientists claim to have found an inherited gene that helps increase oxygen supply to muscles and make you a potential ...