How much of our lifespan is written in our genes, and how much is sitting on our plates? A new analysis suggests that while genetics matter, everyday dietary choices may matter more. The message: ...

Medically reviewed by Kiarra King, MD Endometriosis can run in families, but it is not inherited from a single gene. Having a ...

A joint research project by the Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding and the University of Minnesota presented new findings on the genetic basis of lameness in dairy cows at the World Dairy Expo.

From kindergarten to 10th grade, Austin Thompson kept a good-kid profile that mostly continued in jail, where he graduated ...

Those trees are central to one of the efforts to restore the American chestnut. If enough of them have distinct means of ...

Scientists have mapped how genetics and life experiences leave lasting epigenetic marks on immune cells. The discovery helps ...

BEIJING -- Chinese scientists have launched an ambitious international megascience project to decode the genetic blueprint of ...

Why does the same virus barely faze one person while sending another to the hospital? New research shows the answer lies in a molecular record etched into our immune cells by both our genes and our ...

Why was Jeffrey Epstein obsessed with genes? In the latest tranche of Epstein records and emails made available by the ...

Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS) is one of the most common heritable connective tissue disorders. Early estimates have reported that this genetic disorder affects at least one in 5,000 ...

Type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure share a genetic link, according to new research from the University of Surrey, U.K., ...

Cucumber is an economically important crop worldwide, ranking as the third most-produced vegetable after tomatoes and onions. Yet breeding improved varieties—plants that are more resilient, produce ...