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Researchers suggest that the depth of non-rapid-eye-movement (nonREM) sleep in humans is associated with different genetic versions of a gene that encodes a water channel involved in fluid flow in the brain.

The largest-ever genome-wide study of people from across East Asia aimed to uncover the genetic roots of type 2 diabetes.

Scientists have uncovered how bats can carry the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus without getting sick—research that could shed light on how coronaviruses make the jump to humans and other animals.

Researchers have linked new regions of the genome to melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer.

Australian and US researchers have made a breakthrough in understanding the structure of a key genetic molecule, called RNA, and revealing for the first time how these changes impact RNA's function.

In an international collaboration, researchers from Uppsala University have mapped the lymph node lymphatic vessels in mice and humans down to the level of individual cells.

A study just released by Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health researchers is reporting a blood-DNA-methylation measure that is sensitive to variation in the pace of biological aging among individuals born the same year.

Researchers have gained insight into the pathological mechanisms behind two devastating neurodegenerative diseases that are considered "genetic doppelgängers".

An international research collaboration led by researchers from the University of Helsinki and Stanford University has identified rare changes in a gene called ANGPTL7 that lower intraocular pressure and significantly reduce the risk of glaucoma.

Using genetic analysis, researchers have found that higher alcohol consumption can increase risks for stroke and peripheral artery disease.