In a recent study published in the journal JAMA Network Open, researchers investigated the role of genetic risk in physical activity interventions against incident obesity (body mass index [BMI] >30).

Some cancers and tumors are caused by inherited factors that are passed down in families through genes. Genes are the set of instructions inside each cell that tell the body how to develop and ...

23andMe and 20 lung cancer advocacy organizations are working to improve lung cancer detection, risk reduction and care. 23andMe, the genetic health and biopharmaceutical company, has partnered with ...

SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Myriad Genetics, Inc. (NASDAQ: MYGN), a leader in genetic testing and precision medicine, announced a study revealing that more patients completed ...

Scientists have pinpointed nearly 300 "hotspots" in the human genome that may increase the risk of bipolar disorder. In the largest study of its kind to date, an international research team conducted ...

Mental health problems can be sorted into five general genetic categories, each with a shared “genetic architecture” driving people’s illness, according to results published in the journal Nature.