foods. Identical twins, who share all genes, were much more likely to respond the same way to new foods than non-identical twins, who, like other siblings, only share about half their genes.Researchers of the study, published in this month's American

The team of international researchers hope their work, published in Nature, will lead to new treatments. Studying more than 2,000 children - 994 patients with childhood onset asthma and 1,243 non-asthmatics - they pinpointed a gene called ORMDL3

members of a family look alike, we don’t know why. Obviously, certain genes are expressing themselves in a dominant way, but we still don’t understand exactly how.” Pauline, 34, hoped that her first baby, Isabelle, now 16 months, would look like her

, the condition can lead to convulsions, kidney failure and serious liver problems."If this is a gene responsible for pre-eclampsia in some families then it would be a nice genetic test," said study leader Dr Raghu Kalluri. The team are now planning a large

In gene therapy, a healthy copy of a faulty gene is put into the body to correct the defect and Dr Simon Waddington, from University College London, said his team had been investigating how such therapies could be delivered in the womb. Researchers

series of differences between the two groups were found.The scientists say they may end up finding up to 300 genes involved, reports the BBC. Until this point, just eight or nine genes were understood to play a part in the condition.This breakthrough

A gene that’s responsible for how straight or curly your hair is has been identified, reports the Daily Mail.Scientists from the Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Australia, have discovered the role the trichohylin gene plays in curliness

Couples planning a baby will be able to take a saliva test to see if either of them carry recessive genes that could lead to their child having cystic fibrosis, spinal muscular atrophy or sickle cell anaemia, reports the Telegraph. People with a

Genes play a significant role in why some mums give birth prematurely, new research indicates.Gene variants carried by a mum and her unborn baby can increase the risk of having a premature birth. One gene variant can even see the risk double

Pregnant women who find it more difficult to give up smoking could have an “addictive gene”, experts have suggested.A study published in the Human Molecular Genetics journal found that women with the gene had a much lower chance of giving up