Shared genetic factors may drive both osteoarthritis and cardiovascular disease, suggesting a common genetic basis that ...

The extent to which a characteristic – like height – can be explained by your genes, as opposed to the environment, is called heritability. For example, scientists have estimated that about 60 to 80 ...

In her new book, “The Science and Art of Sensory Processing Sensitivity” (Elsevier, 2024), UC Santa Barbara neuroscientist ...

“Heritability makes genome editing of germ cells a very powerful tool when we think about using it in plants or using it to create better animal models of human diseases, for example,” Doudna ...

We studied ACL rupture in this cohort of 88 414 identical and fraternal twins, aged ≥17 years, to determine the familial risk and heritability of ACL rupture. Results The incidence rate of ACL rupture ...

Recent studies reveal a concerning rise in ADHD diagnoses, particularly among children in the US and Sweden. While the exact ...

“Most people believe that the world is going to hell in a basket,” says Bruce Hood, psychologist and happiness expert and ...

There are also free lesson plans that explore the topics of the scientific process, natural and sexual selection, behavior, and heritability through hands-on activities and lively discussions ...

The body reroutes this oxygen to the brain as fast as it can. “It has a biological basis and high heritability, which suggests that it’s coded in our genes and our nervous system,” says ...

A regression discontinuity analysis finds essentially no effect of 1 additional year of secondary education on brain structure in adulthood. This is a valuable finding that adds to the literature on ...