A study suggests psychiatric disorders can share the same genetic signatures and that they may stem from shared biological ...

Modern species of bears living near humans for extended periods show evidence of genetic changes making them less aggressive ...

A plant's success may depend on how well the three sets of genetic instructions it carries in its cells cooperate, according ...

New genetic research suggests centuries of human persecution may have selected for calmer behavior in Italy's rare Apennine ...

Analysis of more than one million people shows that mental-health disorders fall into five clusters, each of them linked to a ...

An international collective of researchers is delivering new insights into why having multiple psychiatric disorders is the ...

Researchers sought to define gene expression patterns and calculate a polygenic risk score of impulsive behaviors.

Researchers have long debated when people reached the landmass Sahul, which started splitting into New Guinea, Australia and ...

Kimchi may do far more than add flavor to meals—it could help fine-tune the human immune system. A clinical study using ...

Genetic factors account for much of the variation in personality traits across the lifespan. Shared upbringing plays a ...

The skeletal remains of this Roman-aged female individual were uncovered in the collections of Eastbourne Town Hall in 2012. Subsequent research suggested her origins were in sub-Saharan Africa; ...