Blood clots can save a life when they stop bleeding after an injury. But when a clot forms inside a blood vessel without a good reason, it can block normal blood flow and become dangerous. A new study ...

Background Marfan syndrome (MFS) is a multisystemic disorder caused by pathogenic (P) variants in the fibrillin-1 gene ( FBN1 ), associated with life-threatening cardiovascular complications. Early ...

Although asthma is the most common chronic condition in childhood, current tests can only diagnose it from the age of five.

A massive genetic analysis of over a million people has identified hundreds of specific DNA variations tied to human ...

Scientists are drilling down how genetics influences the brain when it's exposed to alcohol. Researchers have known for a ...

A huge analysis probes the genetics of personality, finding that the trait is much less straightforward than physical attributes like eye color.

BACKGROUND: Evidence of the diverse genetic architecture of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) continues to emerge and requires ...

More than 1,200 genetic variants have been linked to the Big Five personality traits, and many of the same variants are also associated with health, longevity, careers, income, and everyday habits.

Genetic risk beyond APOE was linked to cognition, hippocampal volume, amyloid and tau across several ancestry groups.

A powerful new research tool from a University of Virginia School of Medicine scientist and colleagues is set to advance our understanding of how genetics and environment contribute to autism risk.

Faculty in the Statistics in Genomics and Genetics Hub develop statistical and computational methods for analyzing high-throughput genomic and epigenomic data to advance biological discovery in cancer ...