A massive study of more than 18,000 people has revealed that " SuperAgers " – people unusually resistant to dementia in older ...

People who stay mentally sharp into their 80s may owe their edge to rare gene variants that lower Alzheimer’s risk and boost ...

The gene variant posing the greatest genetic risk of late-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD) is called APOE-ε4. A different variant of the same gene, APOE-ε2, is thought to confer protection against AD.

Study identifies 1,376 genes linking psychiatric and skeletal disorders, with implications for early prevention strategies.

Nucleus Genomics claims to give couples a picture of their combined risk for passing down hundreds of conditions to their ...

Several genes with varying inheritance patterns are involved in determining your blood type. The most significant gene is the ABO gene which determines your ABO blood type. Like many of your physical ...