A research team from the Medical University of Vienna and the Medical University of Graz has discovered a previously unknown ...

The study builds on growing genetic research into cannabis use, as policymakers grapple with the risks and benefits of the ...

Have you ever noticed that most solid orange cats are male, and the multicolored Calicos and Torties are nearly always female ...

One gene causes one trait or a specific illness. When doctors use genetics, it’s usually to try to identify a disease-causing gene to help guide diagnosis and treatment. But for most health conditions ...

Study published in Nature Communications identifies significant genetic differences in how depression affects women versus ...

The Human Genome Project, launched in 1990 and completed in 2003, also moved the needle. Scientists had successfully ...

People with certain forms of the MC4R gene have lower cholesterol levels than do other individuals with a high body-mass ...

It's estimated that nearly 30% of people who try cannabis will go on to develop a substance use disorder associated with it.

University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers, in collaboration with the genetic testing company 23andMe, ...

Researchers have found genes linked to cannabis use and addiction. The discovery shows how biology influences behavior and ...

The Trump administration’s embrace of unproven or debunked theories about vaccines and Tylenol has left doctors fielding ...

The University of California San Diego Medicine researchers in collaboration with the genetic testing company 23andMe have ...