Scientists have used data from almost half a million people in the UK Biobank to investigate an old question - is nature (or our genes), or nurture (environmental factors) a greater contributor to our ...

Twin studies can help geneticists determine whether some trait or condition is caused by the environment, or by genetics. Since identical twins carry basically the same genome, if a trait is due to ...

Nature versus nurture: Scientists are gathering more evidence on which has more of an impact on human well-being amid the aging process. While both environmental exposures and genetics are known to ...

A study led by researchers from Oxford Population Health has shown that a range of environmental factors, including lifestyle (smoking and physical activity), and living conditions, have a greater ...

Recent advancements in genetics have shed new light on the complex relationship between our genes and weight management. Research conducted by the University of Essex has uncovered 14 specific genes ...

New research has found four genes with some of the largest known effects on the timing of menopause discovered to date, providing new insight into links between menopause timing and cancer risk.

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute studying male mice engineered with different Y chromosome deletions have uncovered which genes on the mouse Y chromosome regulate the development of sperm ...

A new study led by researchers from Oxford Population Health has shown that a range of environmental factors, including lifestyle (smoking and physical activity), and living conditions, have a greater ...