Environmental factors such as lifestyle and the medications you take influence the effects your genes have on your body — and can clarify how diseases develop. Sitting in my doctor's examination room, ...

New research reveals how complex interactions between genetic variants can explain different outcomes in disorders like ...

In Mendelian inheritance patterns, you receive one version of a gene, called an allele, from each parent. These alleles can be dominant or recessive. Non-Mendelian genetics don’t completely follow ...

Although sedentary behavior may be an evolutionarily selected trait, it is still important to try to be physically active, says a new study. Researchers have shown for the first time that genetic ...

Genetic engineering is considered one of the most sophisticated scientific tools for changing the genetic blueprint of a living organism according to our suitable design. This attention-seeking branch ...

Individuals with a genetic profile that puts them at risk of obesity may not necessarily be at risk of having high ...

The Indigenous peoples of the Bolivian highlands are survivors. For thousands of years they have lived at altitudes of more than two miles, where oxygen is about 35 percent lower than at sea level.

Screening can now determine their risk for an ever-growing list of conditions — including ones we can’t do much about. Credit...Photo illustration by Ricardo Tomas Supported by By Emily Baumgaertner ...

Don’t ever underestimate the power of DNA on your beating heart, as it can be the root cause of heart failure. Dr. Travis Hinson, a cardiologist at UConn School of Medicine is trying to fix that.