If you’ve ever wondered why some people can eat whatever they want and stay slim while others struggle with weight despite their best efforts, genetics holds many of the answers. For people with ...

It might seem counter-intuitive to anyone awed by the record-beating achievements of elite athletes like Usain Bolt, Femke Bol or Armand Duplantis, but genetic mutations are making humans less fit ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For decades, scientists have theorized that two genetic defects have the potential to essentially “cancel each other out,” ...

In “What We Inherit,” Sam Trejo and Daphne O. Martschenko examine the link between genetic myths and social genomics.

A genome-wide analysis shows how our genes influence snap decisions, and why those same genetic patterns are tied to addiction, mood disorders, obesity, and even brain wiring. Study: Genome-wide ...