A new study reveals hotspots of the genetic condition haemochromatosis - also known as the 'Celtic curse' - across the UK and Ireland for the first time.
Life runs on instructions you never see. Every cell reads DNA, turns that message into RNA, and then builds proteins that ...
The headline figure of lifespan being around “50% heritable” risks being misunderstood as meaning genes determine half of a ...
A new analysis suggests that genes play a much larger role in human longevity than previously believed. But lifestyle factors ...
Many factors influence how long you live, such as diet, exercise, smoking, drinking, environment and other variables. It also helps not to get hit by a dump truck. But what about your genes? That has ...
A genetic breakthrough reveals why mental health conditions often occur together. New research identifies five disorder groups sharing DNA patterns.
Jordan Marx does not remember a time when sheep were not part of his daily life. As a kid, he showed lambs competitively at ...
A genetic study reveals that it is not coffee itself, but how long caffeine remains in the blood, that influences the risk of diabetes.
A global revolution in genetic sequencing is helping University of Otago scientists solve the mysteries of ultra-rare disorders, for one family at a time. It’s called the diagnostic odyssey: an ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Summer McKesson poses at her home in Atlanta on September 26. - Austin Steele/CNN Summer McKesson struggled to breathe for years.