A large genome-wide association study meta-analysis analyzed data on 42 female reproductive health diagnoses from the Estonian Biobank and FinnGen. Researchers looked at data from around 300,000 women ...

From chromosomal anomalies to subtle molecular marks on sperm, hidden biological factors can silently erode fertility even ...

An international research team has identified key genetic factors that confer protective effects against Alzheimer's disease (AD) through a comprehensive genetic analysis of East Asian populations, ...

The paradigm of modern public health is shifting toward a multi-dimensional understanding of how environmental and genetic factors interact to shape human ...

Recent work leveraging artificial intelligence has offered promise to dissect disease heterogeneity by identifying complex intermediate brain phenotypes, called dimensional neuroimaging endophenotypes ...

Genome-wide association studies identify genetic overlap among disorders, providing evidence that their distinctions may be misleading One major difference between psychiatric disorders and purely ...

Antibodies are central effectors of adaptive immunity and serve as correlates of protection following natural infection or vaccination. The large inter-individual variability in antibody repertoires ...

Pregnancy is accompanied by profound changes in the body. Among other things, these affect the energy metabolism and the immune system. But the gut microbiome, i.e., the composition of the microbial ...

Is complex social behavior genetically determined? Yes, as a team of biologists from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) together with colleagues from Bochum and Paris discovered while studying ...

Genetics is just one of several factors thought to influence personality disorder development. Life experiences, family dynamics, coping mechanisms, and social learning may all be contributing factors ...

A recent study published in the journal Nature Genetics reported that genetic risk factors for influenza and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are distinct. Influenza and COVID-19 are respiratory ...