In “Morbidly Curious,” the behavioral scientist Coltan Scrivner takes a look at our addiction to the gory, the morbid and the ...

Seven years ago, I took a bet with Charles Murray about whether we’d basically understand the genetics of intelligence by now ...

New research has uncovered shared patterns between ribosomal RNAs and genes linked to brain disorders, including autism, ...

Researchers have found genes linked to cannabis use and addiction. The discovery shows how biology influences behavior and ...

It's estimated that nearly 30% of people who try cannabis will go on to develop a substance use disorder associated with it.

Child maltreatment, which includes abuse and neglect, is one of the most serious public health concerns worldwide. These ...

Antibiotic resistance is one of the most pressing global health challenges, and farms that use livestock manure as fertilizer ...

Biological rhythms aren't just for sleep. In the tiny worm C. elegans, researchers in the Grosshans lab and the Computational ...

The same pulling force that causes “tears” in a glass of wine also shapes embryos. It’s another example of how genes exploit ...

Lead exposure remains a public health issue around the world, even after decades of remediation efforts. According to the ...

But recently, scientists took inspiration for such a super drug from a quiet corner of the medical world: The small subset of ...

According to Cancer.gov, Breast Cancer gene 1 and Breast Cancer gene 2 are genes that produce proteins that help repair damaged DNA.