Obesity increases the risk of nearly 200 diseases. A new genetic test may be able to predict a young child's risk of obesity ...

Here's what the most common symptoms of celiac disease are, what causes it and how it is usually treated.

Extending healthspan—the period of life spent free from major diseases—is far more about lifestyle choices than genetics.

Researchers hope that a better understanding of which genes contribute to excess weight could help with prevention starting ...

In a first-of-its-kind experiment tracing evolution across 25 generations, scientists have discovered that marine ...

Scientists at Princeton and the Simons Foundation have identified four biologically distinct subtypes of autism, using data ...

The benefits of exercise and its positive influence on physical and mental health are well documented, but a new Yale and VA ...

Gene editing may hold the key to rescuing endangered species—not just by preserving them, but by restoring their lost genetic ...

What makes the human brain distinctive? A new study published in Cell identifies two genes linked to human brain features and ...

A new genetic test using data from over 5 million people predicts childhood obesity risk by age 5 with twice the accuracy of ...

Researchers have identified two genes from the human genome’s “dark matter” that influence brain size and synaptic signaling.

Completed in 2003, the Human Genome Project gave us the first sequence of the human genome, albeit based on DNA from a small ...