Environmental and lifestyle factors play a far greater role than genetics in determining the likelihood of dying young, ...

The largest study of its kind has revealed how both genetics and lifestyle play a role in developing certain age-related diseases, such as dementia, lung cancer and heart disease ...

The cost of sequencing DNA has dropped dramatically, and with technologies like CRISPR, gene editing is becoming more precise ...

Researchers used mice with nine different genetic backgrounds to identify factors influencing eye aging, paving the way for eye-based diagnostics for neurodegenerative diseases.

Vision changes are an inevitable part of aging, but why are some more susceptible to age-related eye diseases and why do some individuals experience more severe decline than others?

The Noonan lab at Yale University is focused on understanding how HARs contribute to the evolution of uniquely human brain features.

Past research studies have consistently found that there are disparities in the health outcomes of people from different ...

A new study links a particular gene to the ancient origins of spoken language, proposing that a protein variant found only in ...

Stanford scientists have identified 380 key genetic variants that significantly influence cancer development, filtering ...

Reward is absolutely central to habit formation, as neuroscientist Dr Aleksandra Herman told IFLScience. Herman is an ...

Ancient DNA is telling us more and more about humans and environments long past. Could it also help rescue the future?

Over 1,000 genes may serve as possible treatment targets for individuals with kidney disease, according to a new study. By creating the most complete and detailed genetic 'map' of kidney function to ...