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Genetic Study Finds Distinct DNA Links for Binge Eating and Anorexia

The discovery shows eating disorders involve brain-related genes plus body-weight pathways.

Scientists Detect DNA From Two Unknown Ancient Hominins in Modern Humans

Neandertal Growth Hormone Receptor Linked to Small Increases in Muscle and Height

New ARG Method Finds ‘Ghost’ and Super‑Archaic Hominin DNA in All Humans

Large Genetic Study Links Fibromyalgia to Nervous-System Changes

Genetic Study Links Fibromyalgia to Nervous-System Genes Including HTT

Japan Bans Implantation of Genome-Edited Embryos

Study Finds Healthy, Connected Neanderthals in Northwestern Europe Before Extinction

Pakistan Genome Resource Maps Thousands of Human Gene Knockouts

Bipedalism and Brain Expansion Explain Why Most Humans Are Right‑Handed

Potato Domestication Drove AMY1 Gene Surge in Indigenous Andeans

Ancient DNA Switches Tied to Language Predate the Human–Neanderthal Split

Ancient DNA Study Finds 479 Human Gene Variants Shaped by Selection

Ancient DNA Study Finds Recent Selection Shaped Hundreds of Human Genes

Largest Study of Severe Pregnancy Sickness Confirms Key Gene and Finds Six New Leads

X‑Chromosome Study Points to Sex‑Biased Human–Neanderthal Pairings Led by Neanderthal Males

Science Study Finds Neandertal–Human Pairings Skewed Toward Neandertal Men and Modern Women

Study Finds Prehistoric Pairings Favored Neanderthal Men and Human Women

Science Study Finds Neanderthal–Human Mating Skewed Toward Neanderthal Men and Human Women

Global Review Maps Early-Life Drivers of Childhood Food Allergy