Genetic risk scores for predicting insulin resistance that were developed for adults are also tied to some cardiometabolic metrics in children and adolescents, according to study findings. Researchers ...

Genetics is the branch of science concerned with genes, heredity, and variation in living organisms. It seeks to understand the process of trait inheritance from parents to offspring, including ...

Feb. 11, 2025 — Scientists have discovered that some tiny segments of RNA thought to be junk instead have a functional role in suppressing production of certain messenger RNAs and appear to help ...

Researchers have uncovered the origins and genetic diversity of the Fulani, one of Africa’s largest pastoral populations. The ...

Biocrusts, covering much of Earth’s drylands, are crucial, yet endangered ecosystems. This study sequences the chromosome-level genomes of two biocrust algae, Bracteacoccus bullatus and B.

In 2021, over 15 million children and young adolescents and 172 million adults were overweight or obese. This represents a ...

While most animals reproduce sexually, some species rely solely on females for parthenogenetic reproduction. Even in these ...

Datar Cancer Genetics (DCG), a global leader in non-invasive cancer diagnostics, announces Dr. Massimo Cristofanilli as ...

She remembered reading that heartburn can be a symptom of a heart attack, so she checked the American Heart Association’s ...

Red is the rarest hair color, but to understand why that’s the case, you need a basic grasp of the science. There’s a lot ...

A new study draws a line between random genetic mutations and predictable epigenetic changes used to measure biological aging ...

There exists no ‘amyloid cabal’” in Alzheimer’s research, neurologist Dennis Selkoe writes in response to Charles Piller’s ...