This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine. In 1999, I defined regenerative medicine as the collection of interventions that restore tissues and organs damaged ...

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

Discover how CRISPR genome editing is revolutionizing medicine. Learn the science of Cas9, current clinical trials, and the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. An X-linked gene called ...

Detailed genetic analysis has demonstrated that broad behavioral genes responsible for processing impulses or rewards can greatly influence addiction risk in individuals, according to ...

Political leaders like United States President Donald Trump and business oligarchs like Elon Musk have increasingly suggested that human behaviour and social outcomes are rooted in genetics. Trump has ...

Genetic research across multiple studies now points to a clear pattern: populations living in the Andes highlands for ...

Having good genes might be a shortcut to a nice physique—but they're not everything. Here's what you need to know.

Hooray for the Morapians! I have no idea who they are, but they’ve helped make the effect of genes on politics much clearer. I just read an article that I really like for that very reason. The ...

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

A new study from the University of Cambridge found that Labradors and humans share a key gene linked to obesity. The DENND1B gene influences hunger signals in the brain, making those with the variant ...