A new analysis of soldiers attempting to join the U.S. Army Special Forces suggests that specific genetic variations play a ...

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children’s Hospital (Duncan NRI) have created a new way to measure genetic variants in the ...

Scientists investigated how an inherited genetic variation common among East Asians contributes to drug resistance in cancer cells, driving more aggressive cancer growth. The team trialled a precision ...

Humans were isolated in southern Africa for about 100,000 years, which caused them to "fall outside the range of genetic variation" seen in modern-day people, a new genetic study reveals. The finding ...

Your genetics (traits passed from parents to children) and family history can increase your risk of developing depression. The condition is about 40% heritable (meaning there's a 40% chance of ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — University of Montana graduate Colter Feuerstein conducted a study that analyzed westslope cutthroat trout and how genetic variation plays a role in conservation of threatened fish ...

Chickens are one of the most important livestock globally, serving not only as a primary source of high-quality protein for humans but also carrying unique genetic characteristics across different ...

Imagine identifying autism before its behavioral signs appear. This may become a reality thanks to a groundbreaking technique called “transport-based morphometry” (TBM). TBM is a method that uses ...

In patients with retinitis pigmentosa (RP), crucial cells in the retina known as rods and cones die over time; night ...