A new study indicates scientists may be able to tell if a baby was breastfed by a blood test.

A new technique could lead to the big break that investigators need in the Nancy Guthrie case. New DNA methods using rootless ...

Scientists now recognize that spontaneous DNA errors, which we acquire in early development all the way until our last breath ...

Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute and an international team of collaborators have used a ...

Clues to the genetic code’s origin may be hidden in tiny protein fragments, revealing a synchronized and highly structured ...

A single DNA letter, inserted into a stretch of the genome that doesn’t code for any protein, was enough to turn genetically ...

The weight you lose and the nausea you experience from GLP-1 drugs may be linked to common gene variants, but they can’t ...

What is the human exposome? A massive study quantifying 115,000 associations shows that cumulative environmental exposures rival genetics in predicting disease.

Analysis of hundreds of environmental exposures and health outcomes quantifies influence of nongenetic factors ...

Masters week is finally here, and thousands of attendees will descend on Augusta to watch the first golf major of the year. “When it comes to dressing for the Masters, I usually wear light colors ...

Scientists at Houston Methodist Research Institute have discovered that a fast-rising strep bacterium comes in more forms than expected, including ones that may lead to life-threatening infections.