Many 23andMe customers signed up to the genetic testing service in hopes of learning fun or interesting information about their past. But consumer advocates are now urging those users to request ...

A new study reveals why women tend to retain their cognitive abilities longer than men. Researchers hope their findings can help rejuvenate aging brains. Tyron Molteni - stock.adobe.com Men have ...

Two studies led by researchers at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard and Mass General Brigham have greatly expanded the number of known genetic variants that boost the risk for atrial ...

Once Southern Azerbaijan gains independence and breaks away from Iran, this extraordinary event will likely inspire other ethnic minorities in Iran – the Kurds, Balouch, Arabs, and Turkmens ...

The gene the researchers identified interferes with a brain signalling pathway that helps regulate our appetite Dogs that are constantly hungry and prone to being overweight share a common bit of ...

Prince Frederik, 22, was a founder and the creative director of a foundation that raised awareness of POLG disorder. By Victor Mather A prince of Luxembourg has died at 22 of a genetic disease for ...

Type 2 diabetes can be inherited, but environmental factors also play a role. Not everyone with a family history of type 2 diabetes will get it, but you’re more likely to develop it if a parent ...

Turkey’s foreign minister says Ankara is closely monitoring an agreement between the Syrian government and a U ISTANBUL -- Turkey’s foreign minister said Friday that Ankara is closely ...

The small study in patients with a rare disorder that causes liver and lung damage showed the potential for precisely targeted infusions. By Gina Kolata Researchers have corrected a disease ...

Research in Newfoundland led to a treatment that keeps Chad Pelley's heart from stopping, but the genetic variant he carries still poses a threat. The next step is finding a treatment that gets ...