Genetics

Prolonged periods in orbit can alter an astronaut's body in some surprising ways, changing their muscles, brains and even their gut bacteria.

A seven-year-old boy dies from organ failure after chemotherapy is used in an experimental treatment.

Data from half-a-million people was assessed by the University of Aberdeen research team.

Scientists have found a genetic cause of many labradors' - and some people's - tendency to overeat.

DNA analysis suggests Iron Age societies in Britain were built around women rather than men.

The study will screen babies for more than 200 genetic conditions to enable earlier diagnosis.

Scientists are mapping out the 37 trillion cells of the human body and changing what we thought we knew

Lisa Bancroft is among thousands of people who have been tested for the faulty BRCA gene since its discovery 30 years ago.