In a new study of women in post-menopause, white women with higher genetic risk of obesity regained weight about two times ...

A new study suggests that the long-standing Mendelian view of genetics has some blind spots.

A short period of heat stress changed genes in fruit flies, and these changes lasted for generations. Some offspring even ...

For years, scientists believed our lifespan was mostly shaped by environment and chance, with genetics playing only a minor role. But a new study from the Weizmann Institute flips that idea on its ...

A new study suggests that genetic makeup accounts for about 55% of human lifespan, far more than previously thought. Earlier research estimated heritability at 6–25%, but the latest findings ...

In Mendelian inheritance patterns, you receive one version of a gene, called an allele, from each parent. These alleles can be dominant or recessive. Non-Mendelian genetics don’t completely follow ...

Research on Tourette’s indicates that the condition is strongly influenced by inherited genetic factors, with environmental factors also contributing to its development. Tourette syndrome is a ...