These findings could be used to prevent plant inbreeding and promote genetic diversity in future conservation efforts.

Testosterone is often treated as a marker of health and vigor, especially in men. But new genetic evidence suggests it’s not all good: higher lifelong levels of the hormone may also increase the risk ...

Repeated stretches of DNA grow longer and more unstable as we age, and genetics can make this process up to four times faster in some people. These expansions are tied to serious diseases, suggesting ...

Figure 1: Pedigree of a large family with TD showing branches A and E, which were analysed in the present study. The largest pairwise lod score obtained with the ABI markers neighbouring the final ...

Parents may have more influence than they realize when it comes to shaping their children's behavior, especially for those at higher genetic risk for conduct problems, according to Rutgers Health-led ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A study of over 1.2 million people has uncovered new genetic clues to dyslexia, shedding light on brain development and reading ...

An analysis of data from the Twins Early Development Study revealed that the association between ADHD symptoms and emotional problems increased in magnitude from ...

JCJ is supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) IDEAS grant (2000637). Sonia Shah receives funding from the National Heart Foundation and the National Health and Medical ...

Peripheral artery disease—atherosclerosis of the abdominal aorta and lower extremity vascular bed—is a complex disease with both environmental and genetic determinants. Unmitigated disease is ...