AURORA, Colo. (May 30, 2024) – Children exposed to gestational diabetes in utero with a specific variation of a common gene are at a higher risk of becoming overweight or obese during childhood, ...

UMass Chan Medical School scientists have nearly tripled the known number of potential regulatory elements in the genome to 2 ...

Blood cancer is an umbrella term for a variety of diseases that affect the blood, bone marrow and lymphatic system. Like most ...

Kanagawa University of Human Services-led researchers found short-term BMI reductions after an eight-to-12-week ...

A new study maps the biological influences on thousands of plasma proteins, revealing potential disease biomarkers and drug targets, providing hope for more precise, personalized treatments. Study: ...

Humans were isolated in southern Africa for about 100,000 years, which caused them to "fall outside the range of genetic variation" seen in modern-day people, a new genetic study reveals. The finding ...

Gene editing may hold the key to rescuing endangered species—not just by preserving them, but by restoring their lost genetic diversity using DNA from museum specimens and related species. Scientists ...

Genetics play a role in low testosterone for some men, but underlying causes vary widely. Many genes influence testosterone ...