Euan Ashley's lab explores the intricate interactions of gene variants. Tiny "typos," or genetic mutations, can sneak into segments of DNA. Many of these are harmless, but some can cause health ...

Study identified numerous influential “hub genes” that offer promising new targets for early detection and therapeutic intervention.

Alzheimer's disease (AD), a neurodegenerative disorder marked by amyloid plaque buildup and cognitive decline, remains a challenging condition to understand at the molecular level. While substantial ...

Scientists have discovered an interaction between genes that increases the risk of developing a type of alopecia. Scientists have discovered an interaction between genes that increases the risk of ...

Alopecia refers to hair loss and can affect the scalp, eyebrows, eyelashes, and other areas of the body. There are different types of alopecia including androgenetic alopecia, alopecia areata, anagen ...

New research into the interbreeding patterns between Neanderthals and Homo sapiens reveals that male Neanderthals primarily mated with female Homo sapiens. The findings challenge previous assumptions ...

Based on genome-wide association study (GWAS) summary statistics for schizophrenia and 5 DTI parameters of white matter, we conducted conditional and conjunctional false discovery rate (cond/conjFDR) ...

Genes may play a bigger role in living a longer life, while lifestyle and luck still shape the outcome, according to a new ...