A new statistical framework could speed up the search for rare mutations that cause common diseases, helping researchers zero ...

The heart and brain are among the earliest and most metabolically demanding organs in human development. Though historically studied in isolation, both ...

When my colleagues and I asked autistic people and parents of autistic children in Sweden how they feel about genetic ...

Population genetics provides the conceptual framework and tools for assessing genetic variation within and among wildlife populations, offering insight into evolutionary processes such as mutation, ...

An emerging market promotes embryo selection for behavioural traits including IQ, but the response of the social and behavioural genetic research community remains muted. We call for unified best ...

For more than a century, Mendelian genetics has shaped how we think about inheritance: one gene, one trait. It is a model that still echoes through textbooks—and one that is increasingly reaching its ...

A new study from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai shows that social determinants of health—including environmental ...

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Genetic inheritance may sound straightforward: One gene causes one trait or a specific illness. When doctors use genetics, it’s usually to try to identify a disease-causing gene to help guide ...

NT-proBNP is one of the most widely used tested biomarkers in medicine. Doctors rely on it to diagnose and monitor heart ...

Among friends and family of those who die by suicide, a common refrain is: I didn’t know. While some people who die by suicide have prior attempts, about half of people who die by suicide have no ...

A recent article in the journal STAT (Molteni, April 7, 2026, “A star scientist showed that better genetics lessons could reduce racism. It was the death knell for his career”) brings to light one ...