Body Weight, Injury, Levels of Activity and Genetics

Chronic joint pain can happen at any age, although it is more common as you get older — possibly made worse by arthritis. The complex joints connecting the discs of…

South Carolina researchers tackle health disparities using genetics

Quenton Tompkins’ family tree is deeply rooted in rural McCormick County, South Carolina. His grandfather was a sharecropper in McCormick. His mother, who turns 88 this month, grew up as…

Study examines how environment and genetics together shape the health of children with asthma – School of Medicine News

The ALOFT study’s investigators include Francesca Luca, Ph.D.; Samuele Zilioli, Ph.D.; and Roger Pique-Regi, Ph.D. The National Institutes of Health has awarded a trio of researchers from Wayne State University’s…