Less than 30% of people with certain genetic variants go blind, despite the faulty genes previously being thought to cause ...

Genetic factors account for much of the variation in personality traits across the lifespan. Shared upbringing plays a smaller role in adult personality than many clinical models assume.

A new study challenges what's long been assumed about genetic variants thought to always cause inherited blindness.

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Cystic fibrosis represents one of the most common inherited genetic disorders affecting people of European descent, touching the lives of approximately 30,000 individuals in the United States alone.

A recent study finds that certain psychiatric disorders have considerable genetic overlap. But these genes aren’t the whole ...

Hair genetics can come from either parent, and multiple genes can determine hair traits, such as color, texture, and growth. Genes can also affect hair loss. Although it can run in families, this is ...

A multi-omics study identifies causal genes and biological subtypes of long COVID, revealing new therapeutic targets for ...

Scientists studying thousands of rats discovered that gut bacteria are shaped by both personal genetics and the genetics of ...