Type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure share a genetic link, according to new research from the University of Surrey, U.K., and the Université de Lille, France. In a large-scale study, scientists ...

Incorporating a genetic risk score into standard testing for a genetic form of diabetes which affects young people could ...

There are rare blood types beyond the eight most common ones, and researchers have discovered one more that brings the total count to 49. Blood type A(B) is caused by a four gene mutations and was ...

In 2011, a woman from the French overseas region of Guadeloupe underwent routine tests before a surgery. Strikingly, doctors could not identify her blood group, which was so unique that they did not ...

More than a quarter of people with Type 2 diabetes take GLP-1 receptor agonists, but the popular diabetes drugs might not work as well for people who have certain genetic variants, according to a new ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. There’s more history in your blood types than you think, ...

People with blood type A are more likely to experience a stroke before age 60 than those with other blood types, according to one study. Researchers say more studies are needed to clarify the ...

Severe mental disorders like major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia share a genetic overlap with ...