Is Obesity Genetic or Environmental? Get All the Details This article was reviewed by Lynn Marie Morski, MD, JD. Key ...

Forty years ago, a postdoctoral researcher named James McGrath who would go on to spend more than three decades as a clinical geneticist and research scientist at Yale, made a discovery that advanced ...

Obesity is a complex disorder that is dependent on environmental and genetic factors. Severe obesity, which is otherwise known as class III obesity, is a chronic condition that increases the risk of ...

Jaime Murillo, MD, explores genetic inheritance patterns of Lp(a) from childhood to adulthood, highlighting stability, factors affecting measurement, and awareness challenges among those in the health ...

A pattern of binge drinking rather than overall alcohol consumption is a more accurate indicator of liver disease risk, according to a new UK study. The research from University College London (UCL), ...

A new study from the NIH’s All of Us program is shaking up long-held assumptions by revealing that genetic ancestry rarely aligns with racial labels — and that the interplay between biology and ...

A large genetic screen has revealed how stem cells transform into brain cells, exposing hundreds of genes that make this process possible. Among the discoveries is PEDS1, a gene now linked to a ...

While we inherit genes from both parents, certain traits are more strongly influenced by paternal genetics. From the way you ...