Snakes may well be one of nature's greatest predators, capable of eating whole deer or even crocodiles, but just as ...

Did you know that traits in animal species can re-appear in a new generation hundreds of years later? These ancient ...

Alzheimer’s may be driven far more by genetics than previously thought, with one gene playing an outsized role. Researchers ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising genetic shift that may explain how animals with backbones—from fish and frogs to ...

Hyderabad: In a significant breakthrough for rare disease research in India, doctors at the LV Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) ...

The headline figure of lifespan being around “50% heritable” risks being misunderstood as meaning genes determine half of a ...

A reanalysis of twin data from Denmark and Sweden suggests that how long we live now depends roughly equally on the genes we ...

Catherine O'Hara passed away at the age of 71. The Home Alone and Schitt's Creek actor will always be remembered for her ...

A large study published Jan. 29 in the journal Science suggests genetics could account for as much as 55% of a person’s lifespan. That’s far higher than earlier estimates, which ranged from 6% to 33%.

Huntington’s disease is a rare inherited neurological disorder that progressively affects movement, cognition and mental ...

Genetic ancestry plays a key role in determining the behavior of head and neck tumors and may help explain why ...