Many factors influence how long you live, such as diet, exercise, smoking, drinking, environment and other variables. It also ...

Study of over 600,000 people finds genetic differences influencing pneumonia risk across age, immunity, and smoking behaviour ...

Nine in 10 people worldwide have been infected with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). | Nine in 10 people worldwide have been ...

Earlier studies have estimated that life span may be 15-33 per cent heritable across varied populations, with a typical range ...

Expectant parents at the Jessop Wing in Sheffield are invited to take part in the Generation Study.

A genetic breakthrough reveals why mental health conditions often occur together. New research identifies five disorder ...

A person’s genes play a far greater role in likely lifespan than previously thought, according to a major new study published Thursday in the journal Science ...

Genetic ancestry plays a key role in determining the behavior of head and neck tumors and may help explain why African-American patients survive for half as long as their counterparts of European ...

Bowel habits aren't exactly dinner-table talk. But they reflect how quickly the gut moves things along, and when that goes ...

A team of researchers has conducted the largest and most comprehensive genome-wide association study (GWAS) to date of ...

According to a statement released by the University of Vienna, an international team of researchers has identified a rare genetic condition in the remains of a mother and daughter who were buried in ...

The findings shed new light on human reproduction and suggest pathways for developing treatments to lower the risk of ...