Scientists at City of Hope have uncovered a gene called SMOC1 that plays a surprising role in the development of type 2 diabetes (T2D) by converting pancreatic cells that normally produce insulin into ...

Researchers at UCLA Health have identified a key gene that may help explain why women are more likely than men to develop a certain type of artery plaque linked to heart disease. In a study published ...

What makes the human brain distinctive? A new study published in Cell identifies two genes linked to human brain features and provides a road map to discover many more. The research could lead to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dario Sabaghi covers the cannabis industry with a focus on Europe. A massive genetic study has found key genes linked to cannabis ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This project was led by (from left to right): Dr. Marva Bergman, Dr. Eitan Moses, and Prof. Itamar Harel. (CREDIT: Tehila Atlan_ A ...

People with asthma are known to be especially vulnerable to air pollution, but new research suggests that our genes may help ...

A small fish that lives fast and dies young has given biologists a rare look at one of evolution's oldest bargains. In the African turquoise killifish, researchers traced that bargain to a single gene ...