Many factors influence how long you live, such as diet, exercise, smoking, drinking, environment and other variables. It also ...

Expectant parents at the Jessop Wing in Sheffield are invited to take part in the Generation Study.

A genetic breakthrough reveals why mental health conditions often occur together. New research identifies five disorder ...

A person’s genes play a far greater role in likely lifespan than previously thought, according to a major new study published Thursday in the journal Science ...

What determines how long we live—and to what extent is our lifespan shaped by our genes? Surprisingly, for decades, scientists believed that the heritability of human lifespan was relatively low ...

An international study co-led by researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Helmholtz Munich in Germany has ...

Genetic ancestry plays a key role in determining the behavior of head and neck tumors and may help explain why African-American patients survive for half as long as their counterparts of European ...

A team of researchers has conducted the largest and most comprehensive genome-wide association study (GWAS) to date of ...

Bowel habits aren't exactly dinner-table talk. But they reflect how quickly the gut moves things along, and when that goes ...

The findings one day could allow people with multiple mental health conditions to be treated with a single therapy, ...

The findings shed new light on human reproduction and suggest pathways for developing treatments to lower the risk of ...

A new study found that your genes can determine the impact of thiamine on your gut. Foods like black beans, pork and cereal ...