Two landmark studies reveal the psychiatric disorders genetic link across eight to fourteen conditions through shared ...

A sweeping genomic analysis reveals how psychiatric disorders cluster into five biological families, exposing shared pathways and pinpointing where their genetic roots diverge. Study: Mapping the ...

A massive new study reveals that different types of intelligence share distinct genetic links with various psychiatric ...

A toddler's activity levels are influenced by genetic differences, with some of the same genetic markers also linked to ...

Are human beings as unique as snowflakes? Not quite, but new research shows humans may have a lot more individuality than originally thought -- in fact, the genetic codes of people can vary by as much ...

Nature and nurture both determine how likely you are to develop a particular disease. Hiroshi Watanabe/DigitalVision via Getty Images Sitting in my doctor’s examination room, I was surprised when she ...

More than 3,000 genetic variants influence a person’s susceptibility to weight gain. That inherited risk has become even more ...

For years, scientists believed our lifespan was mostly shaped by environment and chance, with genetics playing only a minor role. But a new study from the Weizmann Institute flips that idea on its ...

We’ve written recently about the species that have disappeared, both the confirmed extinct and populations crashing toward ...