New twin research shows that innate IQ plays a major role in predicting your future socioeconomic status. The study, which ...

Despite widespread misconceptions, eating disorders aren’t a choice, they’re serious, potentially life-threatening conditions. While social and environmental factors do influence someone’s risk of ...

A 6-year-old girl is one of more than 80 people worldwide who has finally received a diagnosis of a new condition following ...

Gene abnormalities may make some people more susceptible to myocarditis, a rare type of heart inflammation that can affect young people and athletes, a large new study shows. The findings, published ...

A new study has provided new insights into the the genetic overlap among some psychiatric disorders, and can help explain why it’s not uncommon for several of these disorders to arise in the same ...

A new study suggests that certain genetic differences, passed down from ancient human ancestors, and exposure to common present-day chemicals could explain why some women are more likely to develop ...

Understand genetic kidney diseases, their early warning signs, family risk factors, and when dialysis or transplant may be ...