In two new studies on 28,000 individuals, researchers are able to show that genetic variants in 11 regions of the human ...

As a blue-eyed individual, and I’ve always wondered what makes them special. Growing up, people would comment on their color, asking if they were real or if I wore contacts. It turns out that everyone ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This photo provided by Emily’s Entourage in April 2025 shows Emily Kramer-Golinkoff, who has cystic fibrosis caused by a rare ...

Scientists have created the most detailed maps yet of how genes control one another inside the brains of people with Alzheimer’s disease. Using a powerful new AI-based system called SIGNET, the team ...

In two new studies on 28,000 individuals, researchers are able to show that genetic variants in 11 regions of the human genome have a clear influence on which bacteria are in the gut and what they do ...

Emily Kramer-Golinkoff can’t get enough oxygen with each breath. Advanced cystic fibrosis makes even simple things like walking or showering arduous and exhausting. She has the most common fatal ...

Observational studies have often linked low testosterone to heart disease. Those studies are a bit misleading, the authors of ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising genetic shift that may explain how animals with backbones—from fish and frogs to ...

Billions of American chestnut trees once covered the eastern United States. A new study out Thursday in the journal Science provides hope for its revitalization, finding that the genetic testing of ...

In the plant world, when two different species mate, their offspring often don't survive. The reason lies in their DNA: ...