Scientists have long known that the DNA code in genes is not the only way to pass genetic traits from parents to offspring. "Epigenetic" marks—chemical modifications to DNA that don't change the DNA ...

A new @HopkinsMedicine study of mice reveals that epigenetic marks can be inherited in ways that break the century-long ...

Throughout history, most of the world's genomic research has relied on DNA data from people of European ancestry.

Physicians may one day be able to identify which patients with peripheral artery disease are most likely to develop ...

DZNE researchers have generated new insights into how the human genome shapes the chemical composition and concentration of ...

An international partnership designed to improve equality in access to genomic medicine for a rare disease has now provided potentially life-saving genetic testing for over 1,100 families across the ...

UK government funding will enable whole-genome sequencing of 6000 patient samples, with researchers targeting immune and nervous system genes implicated in the disease.

Genetic testing in relatives of individuals who have had a sudden cardiac death (SCD) may be beneficial, according to study ...

A new study shows that genetic risk for schizophrenia causes a unique decrease in frontal cortical surface area during early adolescence.

Research has found that children with higher genetic susceptibility to schizophrenia show decreases in frontal cortical ...