The headline figure of lifespan being around “50 per cent heritable” risks being misunderstood as meaning genes determine ...

New research suggests genetics account for up to 56% of lifespan variation, a significant increase from previous estimates. This shift is attributed to changing mortality patterns, with fewer deaths ...

Objectives To examine how the population composition, practice organisation and geographical context of general practice clinics are associated with unwarranted variation in prescribing patterns ...

By measuring randomness in DNA methylation, researchers identified early-stage cancers with high accuracy. The method ...

Heritability isn't a fixed biological property but a measure that depends entirely on the population and circumstances you're ...