Genetics

  • LifestyleYahoo Life UK

    Being a hugger might be hereditary, new study finds

    Some people just can't help but greeting everyone with a hug.

    3-min read
  • HealthYahoo Life UK

    Scientists reveal why we feel so tired in the morning

    Our tiredness levels might be down to genetics.

    2-min read
  • NewsYahoo Life UK

    This is why eating asparagus makes your wee smell

    Asparagus is a strange vegetable indeed: What other food is notorious for making our wee smell after eating it? The study involved more than 6,000 women and men from two different cohorts, and while 40% of them said they could smell an odour after eating asparagus, a whole 60% said they couldn’t. The aim of the research, led by Sarah Markt and Lorelei Mucci at the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, was to figure out if genetic factors play a big part in smelling odours.