Firefighters who fight fires in wildland urban interface zones, where undeveloped and developed land meet, appear to experience genetic changes that may help explain their elevated risk for certain cancers and other diseases

A high-fat, high-sucrose diet may put a person at a greater risk of developing Alzheimer’s than genetics does, new research finds.

Cousin marriage: Researchers found that first cousin-parentage may have wider consequences than previously thought.

Doctors in London first in world to cure blindness in children born with rare genetic condition using pioneering gene therapy by injecting healthy copies of gene into kids' eyes with keyhole surgery

Violence alters human genes for generations - Grandchildren of women pregnant during Syrian war who never experienced violence themselves bear marks of it in their genomes

A single amino acid change in a protein may underlie human language

Genetic risk of schizophrenia affects men and women differently

Earlier origins of Indo-European languages traced using DNA

Twin study finds that ADHD and emotional problems share genetic basis - Around 34% of children and adolescents with ADHD experience anxiety, and this percentage increases to 50% in adulthood.

Rare Genetic Disorder Treated in Womb For the First Time

Researchers Discover 16 New Alzheimer’s Disease Susceptibility Genes

A Radical New Study Proposes Alzheimer's Has A Single Underlying Cause: Stress Granules – Protein And RNA Clumps That Form Around Cells in Stressful Conditions Due to Genetic and Environmental Risk Factors

The risk of cancer fades as we get older, and we may finally know why: « First, the risk climbs in our 60s and 70s, as decades of genetic mutations build up in our bodies

A man who seemed genetically destined to develop Alzheimer’s disease while still young has reached his mid-70s without any cognitive decline

Researchers examined the spatial organization of chromatin, which includes DNA and related structural proteins, in one of the most interesting model organisms in biology, Dictyostelium

Genetic Evidence of Killer Whale Predation on White Sharks in Australia

Show HN: Synergetica – A Modern, End-to-End Genetic Circuit Design Desktop App

How Neandertal DNA May Affect the Way We Think | DNA inherited from Neandertals may influence modern human cognition

Homosexuality is estimated to be about 30% heritable, with genetic factors potentially increasing mating success in heterosexual males

Ancient viral DNA shapes early embryo development

Humans share upwards of 95% of our genome with chimpanzees. However, human cells had more upregulated genes compared to chimpanzees

Genetics, not shared envs, drives parent-child similarities in intelligence

Maternal X chromosomes impair cognition in aging female mice: Female mice with only a maternal X chromosome experience faster deterioration in memory and cognitive skills compared to those with both maternal and paternal X chromosomes

Scientists find hundreds more genetic risk factors for depression

Genetics of alternating sexes in walnuts

Previous experience affects family planning decisions of people with hereditary dementia

The genetic key to bipolar disorder

The first ‘human domainome’ reveals the cause of a multitude of diseases

Scientists have identified new genetic risk factors for depression across all major global populations after a study involving five million participants, giving hope for new treatments.

Study of More Than 600 Animal and Plant Species Finds Genetic Diversity Has Declined Globally

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