If you're unlucky in love, your DNA could be to blame. Scientists have discovered that the genes you inherit may influence ...

A genetic variant is likely putting some children suffering with myocarditis—inflammation of the heart muscle—at higher risk of developing heart failure, which can be fatal, according to a study ...

A new study sheds light on one of the great enigmas of microbiology: why only certain strains of common bacteria become pandemic pathogens. The work, published in Proceedings of the National Academy ...

Why do some people feel chills when listening to music, reading poetry, or viewing a powerful work of art, while others do not? New research by Giacomo Bignardi and his colleagues from Max Planck ...

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The association between parents' BMI and their children's BMI during childhood may be primarily due to genetic inheritance ...

Autism spectrum disorder, also known simply as autism or ASD, is a developmental disorder that can vary widely from one patient to another. It can affect how people behave, socialize, or communicate ...

Scientists found that one tiny genetic change can completely alter how a coronavirus behaves in different species. Comparing ...

Cousin marriages, especially common in Pakistan and parts of the Middle East and South Asia, increase the likelihood of inherited genetic disorders because closely related parents may carry the same ...

A study reveals that Africa's low rates of Zika virus outbreaks may be due to a surprising factor: the genetic makeup of local mosquito populations. Research by scientists at the High Meadows ...