Depression is partially genetic meaning that you are more likely to suffer from it if someone from your family does, too.

New research from the University of Adelaide has explored the genomic links within the index used to measure healthy ...

Scientists have long suspected connections between heredity and disease, dating back to Hippocrates, who observed certain ...

One gene causes one trait or a specific illness. When doctors use genetics, it's usually to try to identify a disease-causing ...

Many people have a genetic predisposition to obesity, but gene defects that guarantee obesity are rare. Here's what you need ...

Nicky Hawley, an associate professor of chronic disease epidemiology at the Yale School of Public Health, is part of an ...

Errors in a gene known to cause a serious neurodevelopmental condition in infants are also linked to the development of ...

As Breast Cancer Awareness Month continues, KTBS is teaming up with Willis-Knighton Health System to spread an important message about early detection and the role of genetic ...

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), a common genetic heart disorder, is often caused by mutations in sarcomere-related genes.

For Breast Cancer Awareness Month, TODAY's Jill Martin brought together participants to sign up for genetic tests for breast ...