New research from WashU Medicine reveals how genetic mutations interact, which could pave the way for earlier detection of blood cancers.

Researchers set out to learn how one plant evolved to do something that was previously thought to be impossible.

Findings from the largest study of its kind suggest that alcohol consumption—regardless of amount—may increase the risk of dementia. Genetic data challenge the idea that moderate drinking offers any protective effect on brain health.

One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that can slow its progression and transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC.

One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that can slow its progression and transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC.

Viruses aren't all bad.

Researchers in Australia find 16 genetic variants linked to depression in women but only eight in men

It's estimated that nearly 30% of people who try cannabis will go on to develop a substance use disorder associated with it. Strong predictors include how often a person uses it, and whether they have a family history of drug use.

Pollinator declines globally threaten ecosystem stability and agricultural productivity. Reconstructing pollinator historic demographies provides a...

Dangerously high levels of “bad” cholesterol and triglycerides may be reduced by gene editing, in what study researchers hope will be a “one and done” treatment.

Depression in young adulthood has a stronger hereditary component and is associated with a higher risk of suicide attempts than depression that begins later in life, according to a new study published in Nature Genetics by researchers at Karolinska Institutet…

DNA is packaged inside cells with the double helix tightly coiled around histone proteins (yellow) that form nucleosomes. These are then coiled together and further packaged into chromosomes (far right). Recent work suggests that this complex of chromatin…

A study finds that one microbe, a member of the Archaea, tolerates a little flexibility in interpreting the genetic code, contradicting a 60-year-old doctrine.

In southern Africa, a group of people lived in partial isolation for hundreds of thousands of years. This is shown in a new study based on analyses of the genomes of 28 people who lived between 10,200 and 150 years ago in southern Africa. The researchers…

Nature - Analysis of more than one million people shows that mental-health disorders fall into five clusters, each of them linked to a specific set of genetic variants.

A BU study found that genetic differences, inherited from our ancestors, and exposure to modern chemicals could explain why some women develop endometriosis.

A new genetic study found that people in a group of unexpected suicides aren’t just flying under the clinical radar via lower access to psychiatric services—their underlying risk factors may be fundamentally different.

Learn how pigs spread across Pacific islands, what their DNA reveals about ancient human journeys, and why their legacy still matters today.

An autologous, genetically tractable human iPSC–derived alveolar model is developed to study tuberculosis.

The practice of cloning clones indefinitely appears to be a reproductive dead end, for now.