Schizophrenia has long been one of medicine’s most puzzling conditions, with genetics offering tantalizing clues but an ...

A newly published paper in Nature describes the complex process of launching a nine-country collaboration in Africa to significantly expand scientists' understanding of human genetic diversity. This ...

The African wild dog is one of Africa’s most endangered predators. African wild dogs are highly elusive, avoiding human contact and utilising vast, remote territories to remain out of sight. Current ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Meharry Medical College has launched an ambitious new research initiative aimed at building the world's largest collection of genetic information from people of African ...

South African scientists have identified two new breast cancer genes -- RAB27A and USP22 -- in Black women, marking the first GWAS of its kind on the continent. This breakthrough highlights the need ...

A long-standing mystery surrounding a Roman-era skeleton discovered in southern England may finally be close to an answer.Earlier studies suggested ...

Wenlong Carl Chen receives funding from the National Research Foundation of South Africa and the National Institute of Health (USA). A breakthrough study has identified the genetic risk factors that ...

A landmark study led by researchers at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center and collaborating institutions fills that knowledge gap. Song Yao, MD, PhD, Professor of Oncology at Roswell Park, is ...

According to the 23andMe DNA-testing service, I have 0.1 percent West African DNA from my mother. I also have approximately 5-6 percent Native American from my mother, who is now deceased. Suggested ...