A gene can vanish, and life can go on. That is one of the most striking lessons from a sweeping new analysis of 173,303 ...

A new study from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai shows that social determinants of health—including environmental ...

Somewhere between 2% and 19% of the genetic ancestry carried by present-day West African populations traces back to an ...

Researchers recently identified 12 genetic variants linked to longer lives, potentially paving the way for anti-aging ...

A study of long-lived families has identified rare genetic variants that may help people stay healthier for much longer as they age. One standout mutation appears to temper inflammation, potentially ...

New research to be presented today at the annual conference of the European Society of Human Genetics shows that a cancer ...

Investigating context-specific genetic associations can lead to deeper understanding of the biological mechanisms underlying human traits. With this cross-journal Collection, the editors at Nature ...

A new Yale-led study provides one of the most detailed and comprehensive analyses to date of genetic variation in human ...

Ancient encounters between humans and the mysterious Denisovans are still shaping people today. By analyzing genomes from populations across the Pacific, researchers uncovered evidence that the ...

Veronica Paulus is a former STAT intern supported by the Harvard University Institute of Politics. Complex regions of the human genome remained uncharted, even after researchers sequenced the genome ...

The first complete draft of the human genome was published back in 2003. Since then, researchers have worked both to improve the accuracy of human genetic data, and to expand its diversity, looking at ...

Aging is a natural process but who doesnot want to age beautifully? Although life expectancy has risen dramatically over the ...