Although not common, the short sleep gene allows the lucky few to enjoy 5 hours of sleep or less a night and still wake up feeling refreshed and ready for the day. As if that wasn't enough of a boon, ...

Recent research has uncovered a fascinating mechanism in the nematode worm C. elegans that could have profound implications ...

PITTSBURGH — Shane Steichen believes championship-level teams share a common DNA. What the Indianapolis Colts coach believes ...

Shane Steichen believes championship-level teams share a common DNA. What the Indianapolis Colts coach believes constitutes that specific type of DNA is hardly new. Creating takeaways on defense, ...

A West Coast biotech entrepreneur says he’s secured $30 million to form a public-benefit company to study how to safely create genetically edited babies, marking the largest known investment into the ...

Researchers discovered that bowhead whales achieve extraordinary longevity and cancer resistance through highly efficient and ...

New research posits that a genetic incompatibility between female offspring of humans and Neanderthals and their children ...

Genes linked to childhood intelligence also predict parents living longer. Study of 400,000 people reveals biology connecting ...

A large genome-wide study on over 8,700 adults found that certain genetic markers are linked to higher scores in trait anger, ...

Genetic links between cannabis use and various traits may help guide the creation of prevention and treatment strategies for cannabis use disorders. Researchers from the, San Diego School of Medicine, ...

It's estimated that nearly 30% of people who try cannabis will go on to develop a substance use disorder associated with it. Strong predictors include how often a person uses it, and whether they have ...