Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is among the most common and distressing of dementia disorders. It is estimated that 60% to 80% of AD is heritable, which has driven a considerable amount of research to ...

In this paper, rather than focusing on genes as an organising concept around which historical considerations of theory and practice in genetics are elucidated, we place genetic markers at the heart of ...

When the genealogy company Ancestry released the latest update to its “ethnicity estimates” last month, a lot of people suddenly became more Scottish. Since 2012, more than 18 million people have ...

Scientists at San Diego State University say they have identified rare genetic markers in Mycobacterium tuberculosis that could improve early detection of drug-resistant strains of the disease, ...

The researcher’s algorithim can spot if a person with Bipolar Disorder is at high risk of suicide based on physical differences in their genetic makeup.

Analyzing thousands of genetic markers in albacore tuna from the Pacific Ocean, researchers have learned that just seven dozen of those markers are needed to determine which side of the equator a fish ...

Genetic markers, specifically tumor necrosis factor alpha receptor 2 (TNFR2) gene polymorphisms, may predict response to TNF inhibitor therapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). This approach ...

In a comprehensive Genomic Press Thought Leaders Invited Review, researchers have synthesized findings from dozens of studies examining how genetic markers for mood disorders influence treatment ...

A new study suggests that a person’s genetic predisposition for chronic inflammation helps define a specific subtype of ...

The Basques are a unique population in Western Europe; their language is not related to any Indo-European language. Furthermore, genetically speaking, they have been considered to have distinct ...