Specific cognitive skills like reading, math, and processing speed are strongly influenced by genetics, even when separated ...

Intelligence is a tricky thing. For such an important aspect of our existence, the term isn't all that well-defined and certainly isn't the most easily measurable attribute. Intelligence can refer to ...

Socioeconomic status—essentially, how much money someone earns and what education and job they have—is an important risk factor for both physical and mental health (Calixto & Anaya, 2014; De Vries, ...

DNA traits are the genetic codes that explain why you look, think, and even behave in certain ways. Each of us has a unique combination of genes that constitute our genetic blueprint. The DNA ...

Watching a baby babble, play and interact with others can provide useful insight into what their cognitive ability might be like decades later, according to new University of Colorado Boulder research ...

A genetics startup founded by scientists Tobias Wolfram and Alex Strudwick Young has left stealth mode, with Futurism reporting that Herasight claims its embryo screening platform can forecast a ...

Genome sequencing has been used to determine how much genes influence human characteristics including height and weight, and susceptibility to diseases like type 2 diabetes, in a study co-led by ...