Millions thrive at high altitudes due to remarkable genetic adaptations. Tibetans, for instance, possess a gene variant allowing efficient oxygen use without dangerously thick blood. Andeans and ...

In an international study, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have identified a gene variant that controls the body's ...

Genetic ancestry may play a key role in how acral melanoma, a rare and aggressive type of skin cancer, develops and behaves, ...

In an international study, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have identified a gene variant that controls the body's capability to form new blood vessels in muscles – a mechanism that affects ...

Segun Fatumo discusses how he is working towards a true global genomics framework and strengthening African research capacity ...

Researchers at Tokyo Metropolitan University have studied how fruit flies tune their development in response to environmental ...

In two new studies on 28,000 individuals, researchers are able to show that genetic variants in 11 regions of the human genome have a clear influence on which bacteria are in the gut and what they do ...

It took a while for the science to basically catch up to that suspicion.” In these types of “recessive” conditions, the ...

A complex picture of how Neanderthals died out, and the role that modern humans played in their disappearance, is emerging.

Early treatment helps with swallowing and eating for SMA kids, but new research is needed on the effects of disease-modifying ...

Scientists have mapped how genetics and life experiences leave lasting epigenetic marks on immune cells. The discovery helps explain why people respond so differently to the same infections and could ...

Parkinson's disease is a complex neurodegenerative disorder. The causes are still unclear, but about 10 to 15% of cases are ...