Scientists have found the first direct evidence of the powerful role our genetic makeup plays in influencing our risk of ...

Germline genetic background dictates oncogenic driver choice and tumor evolution. Read more to discover how inheritance impacts cancer.

Smoking remains the leading cause of lung cancer. But a growing number of people who have never smoked are now being ...

Scientists have discovered how mutations in a specific gene drive the rare developmental disorder Weaver syndrome, which is marked by intellectual disability and overgrowth and predisposes people with ...

A man sits outside and holds a slim menthol cigarette between his fingers. Close-up with focus on the cigarette. The study provided a comprehensive examination of how lifestyle and environmental ...

For families of children with rare diseases, the search for answers can be lonely, desperate and frustrating. Such is the ...

An estimated 10 million Americans have atrial fibrillation (AFib), according to the National Institutes of Health's National ...

Human cells usually contain two copies of most genes, one of which comes from the mother while the other comes from the father. It's long been thought that usually these two copies, or alleles of ...

Research on Tourette’s indicates that the condition is strongly influenced by inherited genetic factors, with environmental factors also contributing to its development. Tourette syndrome is a ...