Two studies led by the Chahrour Lab at UT Southwestern Medical Center shed new light on genes associated with autism spectrum ...

The results, published May 5 in Nature Genetics, offer a new way to understand the molecular roots of cancer — an especially ...

Differences in the physical shape and wiring of the brain can directly contribute to the development of attention and social ...

Many risk factors for cardiovascular conditions exist, including inherited factors. Now, a validation study suggests a new ...

Mississippi State University biologist Matthew W. Brown is part of an international research team whose latest findings, published this spring in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, ...

Individuals that share the same deletion of a portion of chromosome 16 are at risk of developing neurodevelopmental disorders ...

A Moffitt Cancer Center researcher has introduced a new model that addresses one of biology's most fundamental questions: How does genetic information keep living systems organized and therefore alive ...

Researchers at Mass General Brigham Heart and Vascular Institute and collaborators have developed and validated a new genetic risk test that can estimate a person's inherited risk for eight common ...

When the climate cooled, the population of Neanderthals shrank. Most that lived between 60,000 and 40,000 years ago were ...

Some shark species might belong to their own distinct lineage, which is separate from all other sharks, rays and skates, according to a new study ...

Maternal DNA from Neanderthal teeth found in Stajnia Cave show Neanderthals moved across wide areas of Europe.

Today, crossbred animals are included in the evaluation system. Tools are now in place to better reflect how they are bred ...