June 2021

The genomes of several East Asian populations bear the signature of a viral epidemic that occurred around 900 generations ago, or 25,000 years (28 years per generation), according to a new study published in the journal Current biology.…

Drugs targeting the MAGEA3 gene may help block the growth of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common type of primary liver cancer and one of the leading causes of cancer death in the country. This is one of the conclusions of a new…

At the mercy of natural selection since the dawn of life, our ancestors adapted, mated, and died, passing on tiny genetic mutations that ultimately made humans what we are today. But evolution is no longer strictly linked to genes,…

ATLANTA - Over the past 15 months, scientists from 23 and me investigated why COVID-19 affects people so differently and why some experience certain symptoms, such as loss of smell. Genetics could play a role…

© iStock / peterschreiber.media Scientists have identified a link between specific genes and Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD), also known as dyspraxia. New research, led by Oxford Brookes University, which…

SUNNYVALE, California, June 7, 2021 / PRNewswire / - 23andMe Inc., a leading consumer genetics and research company, today announced that 23andMe researchers have identified a new genetic variant associated with induced loss of smell…

An individual with a copy of the variant is approximately 11.5% more likely to lose their sense of smell or taste Tweet this The research builds on work already done by 23andMe over the past year which includes new findings around the…

Gene protection for COVID-19 identified. The first evidence of a genetic link as to why some people who get Covid-19 don't get sick has been discovered. A scientific and medical team led by the University of Newcastle, UK, has shown that…

AVEIRO, Portugal - For men who spend too much time thinking of the opposite sex, they are often accused of "thinking with the wrong head". Ironically, a new study reveals that when it comes to the human brain, the organ it shares most in…