Genetic factors primarily explain the link between parental and childhood BMI, with maternal obesity impacting birth weight ...

The prostate is the single organ most frequently afflicted by cancer in men. Prostate cancer affects approximately 4 million ...

Why does multiple sclerosis progress quickly in some people, while others remain stable for years? Researchers from the ...

A vast stretch of islands across the South Pacific holds one of the oldest human stories on Earth. For tens of thousands of ...

A novel genetic disorder has been discovered that could provide many new insights into how aging occurs. Researchers have ...

UVA Health stroke researchers have identified a distinct and temporary pattern of gene behavior during cervical artery ...

A large MS brain study linked specific pathological features with genetic variants, disease severity, and myelin repair, ...

From shyness to nonstop energy, a study of 80,000 children suggests genes may help explain why.

Scientists and sociologists explain why women often live longer than men, from biological advantages to lifestyle choices and ...

A jellyfish no wider than a dime can do something human skin cannot. When its surface is torn, the wound can close in minutes ...

Canada's wildlife boasts a surprising new champion: the Western toad. Researchers have identified a population in Alberta as Canada's most genetically distinct animal, a unique trait developed through ...

With data from nearly 750,000 participants, the NIH initiative is now the largest integrated genomic and electronic health record database in the world, research officials say.