TUCSON, Ariz. — A Q-tip, a tissue and a pizza crust. To investigators, this seemingly innocuous trash was DNA-laden treasure, helping crack the cases of the University of Idaho murders, the Golden ...

New study into ‘heritability’ shows that 50% of the variation in human lifespan could be down to genetics Some people who live to a great age put it down to an evening tot of whisky, others to staying ...

Psychiatric disorders can share common genetic influences, which means parts of DNA can be at the root of more than one mental condition, new research has found. The study, led by researchers at Texas ...

The vast dataset allowed the Johns Hopkins University-led team to demonstrate robust connections between specific variations in a mother's DNA and their risk of miscarriage. The findings shed new ...

Shared, broad genetic risk across all disorders was linked to fundamental biological processes involved in regulating gene expression - particularly active during early brain development. The ...

A startup’s ads for controversial embryo tests hit the New York City subway. One day this fall, I watched an electronic sign outside the Broadway-Lafayette subway station in Manhattan switch ...

Tatiana Schlossberg, the youngest granddaughter of President John F. Kennedy, recently revealed she was diagnosed with terminal acute myeloid leukemia (AML) due to a rare genetic anomaly. In a ...

The genetics of autism has long been one of the most intricate puzzles in neurodevelopmental science. Today, the pieces are coming together more rapidly than ever before. Landmark projects such as the ...

Despite advances, whole genome sequencing — and with it the promise of early, life-altering therapies — still isn’t a routine part of care for most newborns. Many babies enter the world with silent ...

Researchers hope that a better understanding of which genes contribute to excess weight could help with prevention starting in childhood. By Gina Kolata Researchers have known for decades that ...

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The Indigenous peoples of the Bolivian highlands are survivors. For thousands of years they have lived at altitudes of more than two miles, where oxygen is about 35 percent lower than at sea level.