A large-scale genetic analysis of East Asian individuals led by Fuu-Jen Tsai of the China Medical University Hospital, finds ...

Most of the genetic risk for developing a substance use disorder comes from genes that broadly affect how our brains process rewards, regulate impulses and weigh consequences—not from genes that ...

We found that most transitions to land were accompanied by a large gene turnover, with many gene gains and reductions ...

Researchers analyze 2.2 million genomes to show that addiction risk is primarily driven by broad genes affecting brain wiring ...

Many species appear to go extinct suddenly or to suffer catastrophic collapses by which time it is too late to save them. At ...

A landmark research paper for the first time maps the genetics of how individual regions of the brain age—and why some of ...

A team of cancer genomics scientists from The University of Manchester and The Institute of Cancer Research, London, ...

The dog, descended from an ancient wolf population separate from modern wolves, was the first animal domesticated by people, ...

Rutgers‑led study of 2.2 million people finds addiction risk is driven more by genes tied to impulse control and reward ...

March 24 (Reuters) - Revealing the limitations of cloning, researchers who repeatedly cloned mice for two decades have ...

Myriad Genetics, Inc. announced in a press release that a study published in JCO Precision Oncology indicates their RiskScore® tool enhances breast cancer screening by aligning clinician ...

Weizmann Institute study finds genetics may account for about 50 percent of human lifespan, more than double previous ...