Men with multiple sclerosis pass disease to offspring more often than women
According to a new study, men transmit multiple sclerosis (MS) to their children 2.2 times more often than women in families where the father or mother and a child have multiple sclerosis.

Female birds choose best singers to have smarter offspring
Fancy singers have more elaborate brain structures (to learn singing and other life skills), brains that the females hope their offspring will inherit.

DNA variations signal lupus risk
9 variants helped to identify those who had up to twice the risk of getting lupus

Scientists identify genes linked to lupus in women
An international consortium of scientists has identified multiple genes that are linked to systemic lupus erythematosus

Study suggests genetic connection between short stature and arthritis
Common genetic variants linked to arthritis may also play a role in human height, a new study shows.

Epilepsy genes may cancel each other
Inheriting two genetic mutations that can individually cause epilepsy might actually be "seizure-protective"

Stanford researchers sniff out gene that gives dogs black fur
A discovery about the genetics of coat color in dogs

Phenotype-genotype association grid: a convenient method for summarizing multiple association analyses
An approach that displays strengths of statistical associations at a glance, and that makes supporting data available easily via graphs accessed by a mouse click.

A test of Fisher's theory of dominance
The author tests Fisher's theory by assessing the dominance of mutations in an organism that is typically haploid, the alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii.

A rational treatment of Mendelian genetics
It is then possible to account rationally, and without misrepresenting Mendel, for: the origin of dominant and recessive traits

Early heart disease in parents linked to thicker artery walls in offspring
If your parents had coronary heart disease before age 60, the walls of your neck arteries are more likely to be thicker, putting you at higher risk of heart disease, too

Why children of parents with type 2 diabetes are at risk themselves
The role of mitochondrial dysfunction in the pathogenesis of insulin resistance is a widely debated topic.

Offspring of premature heart attack victims show early signs of disease
The offspring of adults who have had premature heart attacks show signs of blood vessel disease at young ages

Can senile amyloidosis spread from mother to offspring?
Researchers have demonstrated spread of senile amyloidosis from affected mice to their nursing offspring.

Drinks of the father
Paternal maximum alcohol consumption is associated with disruptive behavior disorders, early-onset substance use, and early substance-related problems in male and female offspring.

Researchers Discover Important Genetic Flaw In Family Affected By Schizophrenia
Researchers have discovered a genetic flaw in a family suffering with schizophrenia that may help to explain an important biochemical process implicated in the onset of the disease.

Older Fathers More Likely To Have Autistic Children
Children of men age 40 and older have a significantly increased risk of having autism spectrum disorders compared with those whose fathers are younger than 30 years...