The research reveals that this sex-based difference can be traced to a gene on the Y chromosome. The discovery, published in Science Advances, not only showcases the critical need to understand ...

Childhood-onset striatonigral degeneration is a rare genetic disorder that robs children of the ability to walk and speak by ...

A new study reports that this dormant chromosome actually awakens later in life and turns on genes that keep the brain healthy, which may be why women tend to retain their cognitive abilities ...

In a new study, scientists probed the ways in which the X chromosome may change with age and affect cognition. . | Credit: ...

The flowerpot snake, one of the world's smallest snakes, has some unusual distinctions. Also known as the Brahminy blind ...

Transposons, or "jumping genes"—DNA segments that can move from one part of the genome to another—are key to bacterial evolution and the development of antibiotic resistance. Cornell ...

A new type of cat coat color has officially been discovered. Named salmiak, or ‘salty liquorice,’ the cats have hair strands ...

Brian Tait, Chief Scientific Officer at Haplomic Technologies Pty Ltd, focuses here on CYP genes, haplotypes, and their ...

‘Turns out, guys, your #Y_chromosome might be playing a bigger role in #hearthealth than we thought. New study links UTY gene to #heartvalve disease. #MensHealth’ “When we study sex ...

Researchers have shed new light on how a type of heart valve disease—aortic valve stenosis—progresses differently in males and females. The research paves the way for treatments that can be tailored ...