For decades, geneticists have known that most common illnesses are not caused by a single rogue gene but by intricate ...

The analysis could help investigators better understand why a subset of patients with advanced melanoma develops resistance or does not respond to targeted therapy. A new analysis has revealed a set ...

Blood samples from warm vs. cold Greenland bears reveal genetic patterns that could predict how polar bears respond to ...

Male-pattern hair loss is the most common form of hair loss in men, and is largely attributable to hereditary factors. Current treatment options and risk prediction are suboptimal, thus necessitating ...

A new study has identified rare genetic variants associated with male pattern hair loss, including two that haven’t been identified before. In addition to increasing our understanding of the condition ...

The blueprint of who we are begins with the genes passed down from our parents. While these inherited traits give us our eye color and height, they can also contain instructions that increase our risk ...

New genetic research suggests centuries of human persecution may have selected for calmer behavior in Italy's rare Apennine ...

At the University of Oslo, psychologists and collaborators following Norwegian families identified a sizable group of children whose eating patterns centered on avoidant and restrictive intake and ...