The FAMILY consortium, an EU-funded study, aims to understand the intergenerational transmission of mental illness risk ...

A new study of German twins suggests that the strong connection between a young adult's cognitive ability and their future ...

Although mental disorders have multifactorial causes, genetics can explain some of them, yet this field remains largely unexplored in terms of guiding diagnoses and treatments. In the largest study of ...

Finder's Sarah Megginson is urging Aussies to plan ahead and communicate clearly with loved ones plans for inheritances. (Source: Finder/Getty) Australia is entering the biggest intergenerational ...

The kidneys are responsible for filtering waste products, main­taining fluid and electrolyte balance, regulating blood pressure, and con­tributing to overall physiological stability. When these ...

Simple inheritance tax planning mistakes could be costing families hundreds of thousands of pounds, according to an IHT expert. Too often, people write a will but fail to consider inheritance tax ...

Convergent phenotypic evolution, the independent acquisition of similar or nearly identical traits in multiple species, is widespread. Allard and Kumar explore the spectrum of molecular convergence in ...

Epigenetics is the study of molecular processes that influence the flow of information between a constant DNA sequence and variable gene expression patterns. This includes investigation of nuclear ...