Although not common, the short sleep gene allows the lucky few to enjoy 5 hours of sleep or less a night and still wake up ...

Research from UChicago dissects how a single genetic switch helps butterflies mimic wing patterns of other species to protect ...

Recent research has uncovered a fascinating mechanism in the nematode worm C. elegans that could have profound implications ...

Researchers have discovered that a gene called CHRNA3 plays a key role in determining alcohol sensitivity, helping explain why some people tolerate alcohol better than others.

In many cells of the human body, hair-like protrusions known as cilia act as antennae, allowing cells to receive signals from ...

A new study has pinpointed how the APOE4 gene variant sabotages the brain’s energy balance, blocking neurons from burning fat ...

Scientists have identified mutations in the CPD gene as a key cause of a rare congenital hearing loss, revealing how ...

Liver cells are indispensable for research—for drug testing, to better understand diseases such as hepatitis, fatty liver, cirrhosis, or liver cancer and for development of future cell therapies.

According to a study conducted by the U.S. Army, a gene related to serotonin could increase the resilience of soldiers under ...

The Fast-Twitch Gene You Didn't Know You Had Your DNA might be giving you an edge or could be holding you back. The ACTN3 ...

Obesity is a global epidemic affecting millions of people every day and is associated with comorbidities ranging from heart ...