People often remark that allergies run in their family, but the genetic causes have remained unclear. Previous food allergy genetic research has relied upon broad but surface-level methods called genome-wide association studies.

In “What We Inherit,” Sam Trejo and Daphne O. Martschenko examine the link between genetic myths and social genomics.

Autism spectrum disorder, also known simply as autism or ASD, is a developmental disorder that can vary widely from one patient to another. It can affect how people behave, socialize, or communicate with others, and symptoms tend to include repetitive ...

In a recent article published in JAMA Network Open, researchers investigated the role of genetics in the phenotypic association between screen time and psychiatric problems using a large population-based cohort study of preadolescents. Study: Shared ...

A recent study analyzed individuals from diverse backgrounds and identified various genetic clusters involved in a broad range of biological mechanisms that may help explain ancestry-associated differences in type 2 diabetes clinical presentations.

The rise of gene editing forces regulators to confront a difficult question: How to protect fair play in the age of genomic medicine.

How much an infant cries is largely steered by their genetics, and there is probably not much that parents can do about it. This has been shown in a new Swedish twin study from Uppsala University and Karolinska Institutet in which researchers investigated ...

To any parent rocking their insessantly crying baby and wondering what they're doing wrong, Swedish researchers have some consolation: It may simply be down to the genes. Oliver Berg/dpa How much a baby torments its parents with its cries is determined by ...

Despite widespread misconceptions, eating disorders aren’t a choice, they’re serious, potentially life-threatening conditions. While social and environmental factors do influence someone’s risk of developing an eating disorder, decades of research ...