A new study has developed a powerful computational method that can detect how genes interact with each other to influence ...

Many of the ancient southern Africans, including those who lived between about 10,200 and 1,400 years ago, "fall outside the ...

Most research in human genetics has historically focused on people of European ancestries—a long-standing bias that may limit the accuracy of scientific predictions for people from other populations.

Modern humans descended from not one, but at least two ancestral populations that drifted apart and later reconnected, long ...

Human evolution is often told as a tidy story of adaptation, yet some of our most familiar body parts still defy ...

Researchers have identified a variant in the gene TBX1 as key in the development of the unique morphology at the base of the skull. TBX1 is present at higher levels in humans than in closely related ...

Genetic tests for Alzheimer’s can detect specific genes linked to the disease. In most cases, they can’t definitively confirm or predict a diagnosis, but they can provide insight into your relative ...

An artificial intelligence tool correctly answered 83 percent of common genetic counseling questions, including those about genetic testing and genetic syndromes, a new study found. Presented at the ...

You cannot inherit cirrhosis from your parents, but some conditions that may lead to cirrhosis can be passed down in your genes. These inherited conditions, such as hemochromatosis and alpha-1 ...