Whether genes are able to compromise between their competing interests can have consequences for development. pressureUA/iStock via Getty Images Plus As a species, humans like to think that we are ...

Genetic factors account for much of the variation in personality traits across the lifespan. Shared upbringing plays a ...

Genes were once thought to be static. But recent research in the field of epigenetics has found that genes can and do change in response to environmental cues. We know that genes are capable of ...

A global team looked at DNA of more than 6 million people and categorized psychiatric disorders into five groups based on shared genetic factors. The findings could inform new, more precise ways to ...

Sex is important. Romantic, typically sexual, partnerships are often among the most central relationships in individuals’ lives, providing a host of personal, health, social and economic benefits. But ...

Results also indicate how these genetics might affect a person’s biology to increase their risk of different mental ...