Children with obese parents are more likely to be obese themselves – but their mothers’ genes appear to be particularly important in determining their weight, a new study has found. Obesity is thought ...

What if some of the risk of anxiety and depression in children is not only about the genes they inherit, but also about their parents' genetic dispositions and how these influence the home environment ...

Autism has long been known yet unknown, its defining characteristics understood for decades, but its biological roots unknown. Now, a new research study conducted at Princeton University and the ...

A set of genes that could be used to help doctors predict which children will respond well to treatment for juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) has been identified by researchers at UCL and Great ...

Genetics play an important role in child development. What determines how a child develops? While it is impossible to account for each and every influence that contributes to who a child eventually ...

A mother’s genetics may play a bigger role in determining whether a child becomes overweight than a father’s, as a result of a concept known as genetic nurture, finds a new study led by UCL ...