We know that the genes we're born with contribute to the risk of psychiatric disorders during our lifetimes, and a new study ...

A new study challenges what's long been assumed about genetic variants thought to always cause inherited blindness.

Groundbreaking research at Seattle Children's Hospital provides critical genetic diagnoses for newborns within 48 hours.

Analysis of more than one million people shows that mental-health disorders fall into five clusters, each of them linked to a ...

Researchers analyzed 333 Italian centenarians and compared their genetic composition to 103 ancient genomes to investigate ...

Results also indicate how these genetics might affect a person’s biology to increase their risk of different mental conditions. For example, genes that influence excitatory neurons — brain cells ...

Black patients and patients from socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods are dramatically under-represented in genetics clinics—often at rates half or less than those of white patients or ...

Aortic stenosis is a narrowing of the aortic valve, which connects the heart to the rest of the body. It affects millions of ...

“Our investigation confirms the harmful effect of alcohol consumption on cancer risk, but suggests that alcohol only ...

This large-scale genomic analysis of 14 psychiatric disorders shows that most heritable risk is shared across five broad ...

Myriad Genetics, Inc. announced a study indicating that the use of its online screening tool, MyGeneHistory®, alongside a virtual education program, significantly increased the completion rates for ...

They also added that these findings provide new insights into human migration, technological exchange, and the early contacts between ancient civilizations.