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Sepsis-Associated Variants Integrated into Polygenic Risk Score

Written by Vered Smith, Science Writer  Researchers at the University of Michigan have published a study in PLOS ONE identifying […]

Largest genetic study of migraine reveals new genetic risk factors 

An international consortium of leading migraine scientists has identified over 120 regions of the genome that are connected to risk […]

New genetic risk factors in polycystic ovary syndrome found

Researchers at the Institute of Genomics of the University of Tartu have described new links between polycystic ovary syndrome and […]

New study of heart defects and autism identifies causative genes

By studying genetic data from people born with congenital heart disease or autism, researchers have uncovered almost two dozen genes […]

Researchers uncover risk variants for vertigo

In a recent genome-wide meta-analysis, researchers identified six sequence variants that confer risk of vertigo. The inner ear and vertigo […]

Researchers find novel genes associated with diabetic kidney disease

Over the last few years, our understanding of diabetic kidney disease (DKD) has rapidly developed. However, there is still little […]

Analysis of 1.5 million people identifies genes related to antisocial behaviours

A new study, published in Nature Neuroscience, has analysed data from 1.5 million people to identify genes underlying behaviours related […]

Multi-omics integration analysis uncovers genes driving alcoholism

A new study, published in Nature Communications, has used a multi-omics systems approach to identify genes underlying alcohol use disorders. […]

New framework links disease SNPs to target genes

A new study has combined SNP-to-gene linking strategies to pinpoint genes that drive disease. The developed framework has identified novel […]

Genetics Unzipped podcast: Genes for all – Making sure everyone benefits from genetics research

In the latest episode of Genetics Unzipped, presenter Dr Kat Arney meets some of the researchers who are working to […]