Although sedentary behavior may be an evolutionarily selected trait, it is still important to try to be physically active, says a new study. Researchers have shown for the first time that genetic ...

The continued advance of genome assessment technologies has brought the promise of genomic medicine 1,2,3. Genome-wide association (GWA) studies have uncovered many loci related to genetic ...

Until recently, progress in identification of the genetic variants influencing predisposition to common forms of diabetes and obesity has been slow, a sharp contrast to the large number of genes ...

Wilms tumor, also known as nephroblastoma, is a rare kidney cancer that mainly affects children. The average age of diagnosis of Wilms tumor in children depends upon whether one or both kidneys are ...

Weighing the Evidence: Variant Classification and Interpretation in Precision Oncology, US Food and Drug Administration Public Workshop—Workshop Proceedings The diagnosis of cancer predisposition in ...

A Wall Street Journal article of April 27, 2013 states, “Brain-imaging techniques are identifying physical deformations and functional abnormalities that predispose some individuals to violence.” The ...