Heart tissue turning black is most commonly linked to alkaptonuria, a rare genetic metabolic disorder in which the body can’t ...

Is Obesity Genetic or Environmental? Get All the Details This article was reviewed by Lynn Marie Morski, MD, JD. Key ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Many factors influence how long you live, such as diet, exercise, smoking, drinking, ...

A person’s genes play a far greater role in likely lifespan than previously thought, according to a major new study published Thursday in the journal Science ...

When her newborn was diagnosed with Phenylketonuria (PKU), Jewelia Belcher tells PEOPLE it felt like her “world was crashing ...

Scientists have long believed that longevity is shaped by lifestyle choices; however, a new study reveals that genes may play a larger role in determining how long people live.

About 55% of the human lifespan is heritable, meaning that more than half of observed variation in longevity across a ...

A new study suggests that those with long-lived families probably have the best prospects of making it to a very old age.

Early in development, many animals pick a team—male or female—based on their genetics, and, with time, acquire the ...

A genetic breakthrough reveals why mental health conditions often occur together. New research identifies five disorder ...

The tool helps scientists understand how single-letter mutations and distant DNA regions influence gene activity, shaping ...

A protective APOE gene variant is enriched in Super Agers—people over 80 who think like 50‑year‑olds—cutting Alzheimer’s risk ...