Alzheimer’s may be driven far more by genetics than previously thought, with one gene playing an outsized role. Researchers ...

A team of researchers has conducted the largest and most comprehensive genome-wide association study (GWAS) to date of ...

On average throughout the world men are taller than women, but why is this? Researchers now believe they have the answer, uncovering a key genetic mechanism behind this specific contrast in humans.

Link found between super-agers, or people with exceptional longevity, to inherited DNA from Ice Age hunter-gatherer ...

A massive study with over 6 million participants reveals genetic clusters behind 14 psychiatric disorders, opening the door to better diagnoses and treatments.

New York, NY (September 15, 2025) — An international team of researchers led by Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the University of Copenhagen in Denmark has pinpointed some of the reasons ...

From dwarfism to overgrowth, scientists unravel the complex genetic blueprint that determines how tall—or short—we become. Review: The genetic basis of human height. Image Credit: XiXinXing / ...

Researchers from The University of Osaka reveal that genetic changes following the loss of heterochromatin can lead to ...

A new study has provided new insights into the the genetic overlap among some psychiatric disorders, and can help explain why it’s not uncommon for several of these disorders to arise in the same ...

For decades, psychiatry has treated conditions like depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia as separate illnesses, each with its own labels, treatment plans and medications. But a major new ...

Among friends and family of those who die by suicide, a common refrain is: I didn’t know. While some people who die by suicide have prior attempts, about half of people who die by suicide have no ...

Scientist examining genetic testing results on a screen High-grade tumors do not directly evolve from lower-grade ones, but both likely emerge from a common, pre-malignant mutagenic field. A recent ...