Despite decades of research, scientists struggle to understand the mental health implications of DNA. Researchers were able ...

May 6 -- TUESDAY, May 5 (HealthDay News) -- Genetics influence how a person makes a decision based on whether their options are presented to them in a positive or negative way (framing effect) -- such ...

A large global genetics study shows that many key drivers of Type 2 diabetes operate outside the bloodstream. Scientists are ...

A genetic breakthrough reveals why mental health conditions often occur together. New research identifies five disorder ...

Scientists have been trying to identify the exact causes of Alzheimer's disease for many years, and while we know that pathologies like tau tangles and amyloid plaques are related to the ...

Scientists at deCODE genetics/Amgen, and their collaborators have discovered six novel genes with rare germline variants that associate with cancer risk. The findings are published today in Nature ...

Children who carry a particularly high number of genetic variants associated with ADHD also have a statistically greater risk of experiencing severe neglect and childhood maltreatment. This is shown ...

In a recent study published in eBioMedicine, researchers determine the genetic regulation of blood estrone levels in postmenopausal women to explore associations between their genetic loci and ...

Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune and neurological disorder that strikes women about three times as often as men. There are many suspected causes of MS, including environmental factors (that may be ...

With no cure for Alzheimer’s disease, doctors have repeatedly stressed the importance of knowing your personal risk factors and doing everything you can to protect your brain as you age. In that sense ...