Nature and nurture both determine how likely you are to develop a particular disease. Hiroshi Watanabe/DigitalVision via Getty Images Sitting in my doctor’s examination room, I was surprised when she ...
Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer's disease, affecting more than ...
Euan Ashley's lab explores the intricate interactions of gene variants. Tiny "typos," or genetic mutations, can sneak into segments of DNA. Many of these are harmless, but some can cause health ...
Genetic research does not always produce tidy answers. Sometimes it reveals traces that raise more questions than they settle ...
A new study has developed a powerful computational method that can detect how genes interact with each other to influence complex traits in humans at a scale previously impossible. The new method was ...
A new study confirms this long-held theory, discovering that 60 percent of defective genetic pairs impacting the production ...
The study of gene interactions and biological processes is at the forefront of contemporary biological research, providing critical insights into the intricate networks that govern cellular function ...
Is Obesity Genetic or Environmental? Get All the Details This article was reviewed by Lynn Marie Morski, MD, JD. Key ...
Alzheimer's disease (AD), a neurodegenerative disorder marked by amyloid plaque buildup and cognitive decline, remains a challenging condition to understand at the molecular level. While substantial ...
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Arun Durvasula, University of Southern California (THE CONVERSATION) Sitting in my ...