More than 1,000 genetic switches behave differently in male and female immune cells, helping explain why women are much more ...

, Aug. 20 -- Scientists have identified more than 1,000 genetic switches that could help explain why women generally have stronger immune responses but are also more vulnerable to autoimmune diseases.

Lamia Wahba is studying how information outside the genetic code can pass between generations and what that means for evolution and disease. When we think about genetic inheritance, we usually leap to ...

A new study has provided new insights into the the genetic overlap among some psychiatric disorders, and can help explain why it’s not uncommon for several of these disorders to arise in the same ...