How do our genes determine our appearance and our susceptibility to disease? This question is central to biomedical research, ...

“That sounds utterly selfish and self-centered,” wrote a reader of my blog, How to Support Someone Who's Chosen Family Estrangement. “I do question your final paragraph in which you state that even if ...

Many common mental health disorders, including depression and anxiety, are associated with a tendency to internalize problems ...

A watercolor artist’s interpretation of the relationship between the human genome and gut mycobiome. Created by Amy Bean, watercolor journalist and mom of first author Emily Van Syoc. Clinicians’ ...

New research uncovers how cannabis addiction, not casual use, is genetically tied to severe mental health conditions, raising red flags for policy, treatment, and prevention. Study: The genetic ...

Alopecia areata is linked to genetic, environmental, and immune factors, with associations to atopy, allergies, and hypothyroidism. Mendelian randomization identified genetic links between trace ...

A University of Michigan-led study based on a review of genetic and health information from more than 276,000 people finds strong support for a decades-old evolutionary theory that sought to explain ...

Real-world (RW) comparison of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) response in patients with de novo metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer (mCSPC) treated with apalutamide (APA) versus ...