Researchers found that ancient hominids—including early humans—were exposed to lead throughout childhood, leaving chemical ...

Most common human diseases are a result from the combined effect of genes, the environmental factors, and their interactions such that including gene-environment (GE) interactions can improve power in ...

Finding rare variants and gene—environment interactions (GXE) is critical in dissecting complex diseases. We consider the problem of detecting GXE where G is a rare haplotype and E is a nongenetic ...

Cancer occurs when genetic changes disrupt normal cell functions. These genetic mutations can be inherited; they can happen spontaneously when cells make copies of themselves; or they can be caused by ...

A leading national autism researcher cautions against only considering environmental factors being primarily to blame for a drastic increase in known national cases, as has been suggested by by U.S.

Synthetic chemicals and plastics are useful and indispensable in our lives. On the other hand, the world is grappling with plastic pollution—clogging oceans, threatening wildlife, and leaching into ...

From idea, to lab, to clinic, to approval—it's a long and expensive process to bring a drug to market. It also rarely ...