Ambitious public education policies have the capacity to cushion the role of the "genetic lottery" in people's life chances.

A new study published in Science estimates that roughly half of the variation in human lifespan is determined by genetics, nearly doubling the figure that researchers have accepted for decades. The ...

How much an infant cries is largely steered by their genetics, and there is probably not much that parents can do about it. This has been shown in a new Swedish twin study from Uppsala University and ...

Your "roommate's" genes could be influencing the bacteria living in your gut, and vice versa, according to a study of rats published in Nature Communications. The research, carried out by studying ...

Research revising lifespan heritability upward to 55% may affect how clinicians advise their patients about genetic risk and ...

Body mass index (BMI) changes throughout life with age-varying genetic contributions. We use a random regression model to investigate the genetic contribution to BMI trajectories from ages one to 18 ...

The study revealed that certain sleep disturbances are linked to faster loss of gray matter and reduced brain volume.

Genetics play an important role in child development. What determines how a child develops? While it is impossible to account for each and every influence that contributes to who a child eventually ...

Obesity is often a combination of genetic and lifestyle factors. Genetics can influence metabolic pathways, appetite control, and energy storage. Leptin resistance can lead to increased appetite and ...

Genetics influences who of us are more likely to experience a relationship breakdown, and who are more likely to remain together. But genes are not decisive, new research shows. "Our destiny does not ...

How much an infant cries is largely steered by their genetics and there is probably not much that parents can do about it. This has been shown in a new Swedish twin study from Uppsala University and ...