August 1, 2006 — Young women with a particular variation in a gene previously associated with an increased risk for ischemic stroke further increase their risk if they smoke. In one of the first ...

Single-letter genetic variations within parts of the genome once dismissed as 'junk DNA' can increase cancer risk through wormhole-like effects on far-off genes, new research shows. Researchers found ...

A massive new study reveals that different types of intelligence share distinct genetic links with various psychiatric ...

A toddler's activity levels are influenced by genetic differences, with some of the same genetic markers also linked to ...

Rutgers Health researchers have discovered that brain immune cells from people with a high genetic risk for alcohol use disorder (AUD) behave differently than cells from low-risk people when exposed ...

Individual differences in toddler temperament—including activity, emotionality, sociability, and shyness—are influenced in ...