Gene abnormalities may make some people more susceptible to myocarditis, a rare type of heart inflammation that can affect young people and athletes, a large new study shows. The findings, published ...

Scientists say that 55 percent of differences in human lifespan are due to genetic makeup, much more than previously believed ...

LONDON (Reuters) - The common genetic variation linked to dyslexia may also help explain why some people without the learning difficulty are not good readers, researchers said on Wednesday. The ...

Novo Nordisk, the maker of weight management drugs Wegovy and Saxenda, has previously outlined a “mission to defeat obesity” by digging into its underlying biological causes, seeking to reduce stigma ...

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Snakes have lost the gene that encodes ghrelin, a hormone that helps regulate hunger in many vertebrates, according to a new study.

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A new study sheds light on one of the great enigmas of microbiology: why only certain strains of common bacteria become pandemic pathogens. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news ...