When our distant ancestors first traded nomadic life for farming, villages, and permanent homes, you might assume that the ...

Unlike many cancers, colorectal cancer has become more lethal for people at younger ages. Doctors are sleuthing out why.

Obesity is a complex medical condition that affects millions of Americans and increases the risk of serious health problems.

New chromosome-level evidence suggests Medicago evolution followed a more complex, and surprising path, than previously ...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) can have the same genetic cause, a discovery that won ...

Malaria remains one of the most important infectious diseases worldwide, with a substantial burden of morbidity and mortality, particularly in endemic ...

A study using ancient DNA has identified notable evolutionary adjustments to dietary, settlement, disease and other changes ...

SYNGAP1 encephalopathy is a rare genetic disorder for which there is no treatment. It causes epilepsy, intellectual ...

Researchers found that genetics may account for about half of the variation in human lifespan, which is at least twice as ...

For many families, eight years of uncertainty meant repeated specialist visits, inconclusive genetic tests and the growing ...

Postdoctoral researcher Yahya Rauf uses genomics and doubled haploids to develop disease-resistant wheat at Texas A&M ...

Redheads may carry certain genetic advantages — and disadvantages — in their DNA, scientists say. Research into ancient DNA ...