Parental DNA has an additional influence on children's outcomes. Even genes a child doesn't inherit have an effect on health ...

A new statistical framework developed by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins ...

Twin studies can help geneticists determine whether some trait or condition is caused by the environment, or by genetics. Since identical twins carry basically the same genome, if a trait is due to ...

Our parents' genes, even the ones we didn't inherit, leave a measurable lasting imprint on our lives. An international team ...

Both nature (genetics) and nurture (environment) play a role in shaping who we are, and their interaction is often the most influential factor in a person's development. Mental health can be ...

A new study from researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) reveals that the cumulative "wear and tear" on the body known as allostatic load (AL) can be measured in early adolescence ...

While lifestyle choices, including diet and activity level, play an important role in a person's risk of obesity, genetics can also shape natural tendencies toward weight gain or loss. In fact, genes ...

Doctronic reports that while allergies have a genetic component, their inheritance is complex and influenced by multiple ...

Genetics influences who of us are more likely to experience a relationship breakdown, and who are more likely to remain ...