A new multi-national study has revealed that the shape of the heart is influenced in part by genetics and may help predict the risk of cardiovascular diseases.

Microorganisms—bacteria, viruses and other tiny life forms—may drive biological variation in visible life as much, if not ...

In a new study, researchers at McMaster University have identified a potential treatment for Sandhoff and Tay-Sachs ...

By exploiting the genetic variation in cancer cells, an already approved cancer drug demonstrated enhanced effects against cancer cells in specific patient groups. This is shown in a recent study from ...

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have linked disease-related proteins and genes to identify specific cellular pathways responsible for Alzheimer’s genesis and ...

Turtle DNA may hold clues that advance human medical science, Iowa State University researchers told the school's news ...

A new database covering over 100 different canine tissues can significantly enhance our understanding of hereditary diseases and provide valuable information for health research in both dogs and ...

The International DoGA Consortium has achieved a significant milestone in genetics research by creating a comprehensive ...

Scientists believe individuals of the most recently discovered 'hominin' group (the Denisovans) that interbred with modern day humans passed on some of their genes via multiple, distinct interbreeding ...

Research scientist Yosuke Tanigawa and Professor Manolis Kellis at MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence ...