Multiple recent studies highlight that genetic variants can have strong impacts on a
significant proportion of the human DNA methylome. Methylation quantitative trait loci, or …

Beyond its key role in calcium homeostasis, vitamin D has been found to significantly affect
the cardiovascular (CV) system. In fact, low vitamin D levels have been associated with …

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the central nervous system
underpinned by partially understood genetic risk factors and environmental triggers and …

Many traits are subject to assortative mating, with recent molecular genetic findings
confirming longstanding theoretical predictions that assortative mating induces long range …

Music is an integral part of the cultural heritage of all known human societies, with the
capacity for music perception and production present in most people. Researchers generally …

Since Tysk et al's pioneering analysis of the Swedish twin registry, twin and family studies
continue to support a strong genetic basis of the inflammatory bowel diseases. The …

During the last decade quantitative and molecular genetic research on sleep has increased
considerably. New behavioural genetics techniques have marked a new era for sleep …

Background Nephrolithiasis is a complex phenotype influenced by both genetic and
environmental factors. Previously we found a genetic component to stone disease using a …

Vitamin D plays an essential role in human health as it influences immune function, cell
proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis. Vitamin D deficiency has been associated with …

Existing work indicates that socio-political attitudes (or: ideology) are associated with
personality, with Social Dominance Orientation and Right-Wing Authoritarianism relating …