A study led by biomedical scientists at the University of California, Riverside School of Medicine shows how a genetic ...

Researchers discovered a genetic mutation that could explain why some individuals thrive on as little as three hours of sleep ...

The number of lung cancer cases in people who have never smoked is increasing. The disease is different from lung cancer ...

Genetic research in Sweden has unveiled three new gene variants that dramatically increase the risk of venous blood clots, sometimes by up to 180%. These discoveries build on existing knowledge of ...

Men who carry two copies of a common genetic variant are twice as likely to develop dementia than women with the same ...

A study led by biomedical scientists at the University of California, Riverside School of Medicine shows how a genetic ...

Survival rates among breast cancer patients whose cancer is detected before it spreads are high, between 86% and 89%. Yet if ...

KRAS mutations are among the most common genetic alterations in cancer and are considered particularly difficult to treat.

Genetic mutations in many forms of ALS lead to early problems with the transport and function of mitochondria, a study found.

Discover the Colombian village where Alzheimer's doesn't exist despite deadly genes. Revolutionary brain protection found.

Have you ever noticed how some people bounce out of bed after just a few hours of sleep, while others can barely function ...

To Shakespeare's Hamlet, we humans are "the paragon of animals." But recent advances in genetics are suggesting that humans ...