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Scientists may be closer to understanding how genes, and the way they switch off and on, can influence serious heart conditions.

Those who like a lie-in now have an excuse, as researchers reveal it is at least partly down to their genes.

(Northwestern University) A team led by a Northwestern University scientist has developed a new "top-down" method that can separate and identify thousands of protein molecules quickly.

The researchers were able to identify more than 3,000 protein forms created from 1,043 genes from human HeLa cells.

Many have been skeptical that such an approach, where each protein is analyzed intact instead of in smaller parts, could be done on such a large scale.

A genetic condition called fish odor syndrome may be responsible for more cases of body odor than previously believed, a study shows.

CHICAGO (AP) -- A study of college students' reactions to shootings on their Illinois campus gives fresh insight into how genes may influence the psychological impact of traumatic events....

Better regulation is needed to govern rapidly expanding research in animals containing human tissue or genes, according to the Academy of Medical Sciences.

(MedPage Today) -- A genomewide association study of Dupuytren's disease has implicated variants in a cancer-associated signaling pathway in the etiology of the condition, Dutch investigators reported.

CHICAGO (AP) -- Most of the risk of autism has been blamed by experts on inherited genes. Now one of the largest studies of twins and autism shifts the focus to the womb, suggesting that the mother's age and health may play a larger role than thought....

Could a simple memory workout make you smarter? An intriguing new study by researchers at the University of Michigan suggests it can -- a finding that adds a wrinkle to the prevailing notion that IQ is largely fixed by genes.

The brains of people with autism are chemically different to healthy ones, according to researchers.