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 ...

One gene causes one trait or a specific illness. When doctors use genetics, it's usually to try to identify a disease-causing ...

Padma Bhushan awardee Prof. P. Balaram explores the link between Mendelian genetics, Darwinian evolution, and chemistry at ...

Your DNA contains millions of genetic variants that interact with each other in ways that affect whether diseases such as ...

(Reuters) -Genetic factors contribute more to depression risk in females than in males, according to a large Australian study ...

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.

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

Maria Branyas Morera was the oldest person in the world when she died. Scientists analysed her genes, metabolism, and more ...