New research from the University of St Andrews has discovered a crucial piece in the puzzle of how all animals with a ...

Numerous genetic studies have identified many risk variants for type 2 diabetes (T2D)—but which genes and proteins are ...

An international study co-led by researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Helmholtz Munich in Germany has ...

Researchers said their discovery of nine 'core' genes central to the development of type 1 diabetes could unlock new immune system pathways for targeting by immunotherapies. A team from the University ...

Companies around the world are racing to patent the genetic building blocks of plankton – microscopic ocean life that ...

Nature and nurture both determine how likely you are to develop a particular disease. Hiroshi Watanabe/DigitalVision via Getty Images Sitting in my doctor’s examination room, I was surprised when she ...

Our brain is arguably the organ that most distinguishes humans from other primates. Its exceptional size, complexity and capabilities far exceed those of any other species on Earth. Yet humans share ...

Knowing which lysosomal proteins are enriched in which brain cell types will help better understand contribution to neurological disorders.

Alzheimer’s may be driven far more by genetics than previously thought, with one gene playing an outsized role. Researchers ...