For the first time, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researchers have studied how work, volunteering and leisure activities ...

Gene therapy represents a paradigm shift in modern medicine, offering unprecedented opportunities to combat diseases at their ...

Evolution is traditionally associated with a process of increasing complexity and gaining new genes. However, the explosion ...

Genetics is the branch of science concerned with genes, heredity, and variation in living organisms. It seeks to understand the process of trait inheritance from parents to offspring, including ...

A new study has discovered in mouse models that genes associated with repairing mismatched DNA are critical in eliciting damages to neurons that are most vulnerable in Huntington's disease and ...

In a new JAMA Dermatology study, scientists at King's College London found that changes in two parts of the genome work ...

Understanding prostate cancer and the role genetics play can be very important for your health. With one in nine men affected by this disease, scientists at Hartford ...

Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is actively removed during spermatogenesis in a conserved process that enforces the uniparental ...

Biotechnology company, Amgen, has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire deCODE Genetics, a global leader in human genetics, for US $415 million. The all-cash ...

Emerging research highlights the complexities of cardiovascular medicine, particularly regarding the interplay between genetic predispositions, ...