Bioinformaticians from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) and the university in Linköping (Sweden) have established ...

In probing whether there are basic sex differences in humans, a psychologist and a biologist agree to seriously disagree ...

In a new paper published in the journal Trends in Genetics researchers from the University of Vermont and Trinity College ...

Prenatal genetic testing is commonly performed on maternal blood. One example is the cell-free fetal DNA (cfDNA) test performed after the 10th week of pregnancy. The risks to the mother and baby are ...

Marek's disease can be pervasive in chicken houses. Chickens infected by this highly contagious viral disease often develop ...

Researchers studying over 2,000 Ashkenazi Jewish centenarians uncovered two rare IGF-1 gene variants linked to exceptional longevity. These variants reduce IGF-1 receptor activity through either ...

There’s even imbalance in the way osteoporosis is studied A 2021 overview of Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) for osteoporosis summarized that “The condition of genetic resources and ...

Familial hypertension can be genetic, meaning you can get a gene from a parent that increases your risk of developing high blood pressure. You may also be more prone to developing high blood pressure ...

On Sunday, the genetic testing and heritage company 23andMe announced that it had entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy and was ...

Inherited metabolic disorders are genetic conditions that result in ... and have considerable variation in age of onset from fetus/neonate to adult.” Other factors also make it hard to get ...

Genetic diversity is a crucial indicator for the conservation of germplasm resources. Studies have revealed that the Huang-Huai goat, along with several other local breeds such as the Funiu white goat ...