Weizmann Institute study finds genetics may account for about 50 percent of human lifespan, more than double previous estimates.

Called “Lamarckian Inheritance,” the theory suggests that those experiences can even be passed down to future generations.

A new study of German twins suggests that the strong connection between a young adult's cognitive ability and their future ...

The COVID-19 pandemic gave us tremendous perspective on how wildly symptoms and outcomes can vary between patients experiencing the same infection. How can two people infected by the same pathogen ...

The human tendency to prefer immediate rewards over long-term goals is partly rooted in our DNA, according to a recent study published in the American Journal of Human Biology. The findings suggest ...

A new study published in Neurology, led by Queen Mary University of London, has revealed that people of South Asian, African ...

In most plants and animals, including humans, mitochondria are inherited exclusively, or nearly exclusively, from the mother.