New research suggests genetic factors may be protecting females from developing autism at the same rate as males. Our ...

Lifestyle-behavioral factors and socioeconomic status play an important role in shaping healthy aging, but their effects may ...

Clinicians should consider both cultural practices and genetic factors when diagnosing and treating pediatric skin conditions ...

Psychiatric disorders, such as bipolar disorder (BD), major depressive disorder (MDD), schizophrenia and anxiety disorders, ...

A large-scale genetic analysis of East Asian individuals led by Fuu-Jen Tsai of the China Medical University Hospital, finds ...

While lifestyle choices, including diet and activity level, play an important role in a person’s risk of obesity, genetics can also shape natural tendencies toward weight gain or loss. In fact, genes ...

african american man in blue and white surgical face mask Source: By rohane/Adobe/Used with Permission Recently, the area of genetics has greatly transformed public comprehension of health and disease ...

A sweeping genomic analysis reveals how psychiatric disorders cluster into five biological families, exposing shared pathways and pinpointing where their genetic roots diverge. Study: Mapping the ...

IS remains a major health problem despite the great efforts made worldwide to fight against it. The impact of genetics on IS, and its risk factors and subclinical phenotypes of CVD has been widely ...

Genetics play a role in low testosterone for some men, but underlying causes vary widely. Many genes influence testosterone production and sensitivity to testosterone. Genetics are responsible for ...