Genetics

Struggling to shave seconds off your Park Run PB -- don't worry scientists have revealed it could all be down to your genetics. Researchers at the University of Essex discovered less than 31% of people have the unique makeup to make the…

Researchers compared about 6,500 people with a long COVID diagnosis to nearly 1 million people without. People were 1.6 times more likely to develop long COVID if they had a variant in a gene called FOXP4. That same gene is also known to be…

Humans contain multitudes. Each person on the planet contains enough DNA to stretch to Pluto -- several times. Studying how all this genetic material works, and especially how genes influence human behavior, is an enormously complicated…

CT scans are better at predicting a middle-aged person's risk for a heart disease, such as a heart attack, than genetics, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study. "Finding the best way to identify who is at risk for developing heart…

A person walks next to the Google Cloud logo at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain February 27, 2023.Nacho Doce | ReutersGoogle Cloud on Tuesday launched two new AI-powered tools that aim to help biotech and pharmaceutical…

Three years ago, an international study commissioned by the journal Lancet listed 12 modifiable factors that increased the risk of dementia, including three new ones: excessive alcohol, head injury and air pollution. Writing in the May 2,…

That day, Vishal began his fitness session by jogging on a treadmill. And then, without taking a break, he moved on to multiple sets of pull-ups and push-ups. Next came stretching exercises, the CCTV footage from the gym shows.…

While genetics play a role in Parkinson's disease, it is likely that environmental factors play a more significant role in the vast majority of cases.Common type of Parkinson’s disease like sporadic type, without family history probably…

WASHINGTON : The largest-ever genetic assessment of the woolly mammoth has yielded new insight into this elephant cousin - an icon of the Ice Age - including about its fluffy hair, small ears, cold tolerance, fat storage and even dry…

Nutrition plays a crucial role in maintaining our health and preventing chronic diseases. Nutraceutical supplements, which are derived from food sources and have potential health benefits, may help prevent chronic diseases such as heart…