Scientists mapped hidden DNA switches in brain support cells to understand how gene control may influence Alzheimer’s disease ...

Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune and neurological disorder that strikes women about three times as often as men. There are many suspected causes of MS, including environmental factors (that may be ...

Obsessive compulsive disorder has many unknowns, including what causes it, why symptoms can differ so much between people, how medication and therapy for it actually work, and why treatment is ...

In a recent study published in the International Journal of Obesity, researchers investigated the effect of genetic factors on the differences in the body mass index (BMI) observed in populations with ...

Researchers at Bournemouth University reviewed prior studies and pinpointed five genes most likely connected to endometriosis. These five genes included IL-6, CNR1, IDO1, TACR3, and KISS1R. These ...

New genetic evidence suggests that people with an inherited tendency towards blood clots may be at higher risk of developing ...

In a recent study published in the journal Nature Communications, researchers determined the genetic influences and the impact of modifiable risk factors (MRFs) on a brain network vulnerable to aging, ...

Scientists have been trying to identify the exact causes of Alzheimer's disease for many years, and while we know that pathologies like tau tangles and amyloid plaques are related to the ...

The study focused on inherited retinal degenerations (IRDs), a group of genetic diseases that lead to progressive vision loss ...

Scientists studying thousands of rats discovered that gut bacteria are shaped by both personal genetics and the genetics of ...

Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition characterized by extreme mood swings, with alternating periods of depression and manic episodes. Past research suggests that bipolar disorder has a strong ...