New research has shed light on how genetics influences the growth of the placenta, revealing a link to risk of disease in the mother. Scientists from the University of Exeter worked with colleagues in ...

New research has found associations between genetics, obesity, and childhood trauma, linking social health determinants, genetics, and disease. The study found that participants with specific genetic ...

In a recent study published in the International Journal of Obesity, researchers investigated the effect of genetic factors on the differences in the body mass index (BMI) observed in populations with ...

People who've experienced the strange phenomenon of sleep paralysis may feel like they can't move their body when they're falling asleep or waking up, or may have hallucinations that there's a ...

Scientists have now characterized a genetic disorder called linkage-specific-deubiquitylation-deficiency-induced embryonic defects syndrome or LINKED; it's caused by mutations in the OTUD5 gene and ...

C. Tipton et al., “Patient genetics is linked to chronic wound microbiome composition and healing,” PLOS Pathog, 16:e1008511, 2020. How quickly scrapes, cuts, and gashes in the skin heal can vary ...

Less than 30% of people with certain genetic variants go blind, despite the faulty genes previously being thought to cause ...

Some children have a higher genetic risk of being subjected to child abuse. If they are also girls and/or grow up with parents who have mental health issues, the risk increases further. So explains ...

Reno, Nev. (Mar. 9, 2022) – New research from the Healthy Nevada Project® found associations between genetics, obesity, and childhood trauma, linking social health determinants, genetics, and disease.

Faulty Genes Don't Always Lead To Vision Loss, Blindness By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, Dec. 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Genetics aren’t necessarily destiny for those with mutations ...