Diet helps people lose weight regardless of genetic obesity risk
A six-month clinical trial found that people with a high genetic risk for obesity benefited just as much…
A genetic window on ‘All of Us’ — Harvard Gazette
Just as this country celebrated its 250th birthday, some geneticists were celebrating America, too. At the end of…
Enrico Coen: Genes, flower shape, and designing life
Today’s Titans of Science features Enrico Coen in conversation with Chris Smith. We pick up the conversation with…
Gut-friendly diet linked to lower mortality risk in coronary heart disease
A national analysis suggests that diets that support a healthier gut microbiota may help identify coronary heart disease…
Flavonoid-rich foods may blunt breast cancer risk tied to genetics
A large prospective study links tea, apples, oranges, berries, and other flavonoid-rich foods with reduced breast cancer risk,…
NANOG Gene Guides Embryonic Development
Summary: Understanding the earliest hours of human life has long been a profound challenge in developmental biology. While…
How parents decide whether to have genomic newborn screening: experiences from BabyScreen+
ParticipantsParticipation in BabyScreen+ and gNBS A total of 1139 participants consented to BabyScreen+ research, regardless of whether they…
Scientists Discover a Gene That Boosts Youth – but It Comes With a Cost
Researchers found that vgll3 boosts early-life growth and reproduction but increases aging and cancer risk later, providing strong…
Scientists Just Repeated a Nobel Prize-Winning Experiment in a Creature Older Than Jellyfish
Experiments on comb jelly embryos reveal that a core developmental process shared across animals may trace back to…
Study identifies genetic marker associated with severe IBD
In the largest genetic study of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) traits to date, researchers have identified a genetic…
Gut cell study discovers lasting molecular scars of Crohn’s disease
A detailed cellular study of Crohn’s disease has mapped how gene activity changes across more than 50 cell…
Cellular process discovery may lead to new cancer treatments
A molecular geneticist at Montana State University has discovered a cellular process once believed impossible by scientists –…