Genetics
Genes may partly decide which university you attend: Study
Researchers from King's College London in UK found genetic factors that explained 57 per cent of differences in A-level exam results.
Parenting affects social behaviours in children, says study
Less parental warmth and harsher environment at home tend to determine how aggressive children become.
Genetic obesity risk tied to smoking, says study
Results highlight the role of obesity in influencing smoking initiation and cessation.
Kids with rare rapid-ageing disease get hope from study drug
The disease affects about 1 in 20 million people. It is a chance mutation and isn’t inherited.
Protein rich diet may reduce Alzheimer's risk: study
We also know that developing cardiovascular disease increases your risk of developing Alzheimer's disease.
Frequent night shifts may up diabetes risk: study
The team also developed a genetic risk score for type 2 diabetes.
Scientists grow human eggs to full maturity in a lab
Scientists had developed mouse eggs in a laboratory to the stage where they produced live offspring.
Monkeys cloned; are humans next in line?
The federal regulators in the US would not allow making a human baby by cloning, and international scientific groups also oppose it.
Pairs of friends more genetically similar than random pairs of strangers: Study
The findings revealed that the genetic similarities could partly be because of what is known as "social homophily".
There may soon be cure for baldness, says study
Skin patches with hair follicles are created in the lab using stem cells from mice.