(Cavan Images/Getty Images) The human Y chromosome is shrinking. In the next 5 million years or so, some geneticists think ...

A study, published in the journal Development, is the first to precisely map endogenous UTY occupancy across the human genome ...

The humble Y chromosome may be the smallest chromosome in the mammalian genome (and getting even smaller), but it is mighty: Genes on the Y chromosome are critical for fertility in males. In a new ...

Taking a close look at our genetic blueprint reveals a surprising evolutionary drama that is unfolding right inside our cells ...

The Y chromosome can disappear over time in human males, which may introduce a number of health problems. While the exact trigger for such degeneration is unknown, environmental factors can play a ...

How diseases develop and how the body ages can differ between females and males, but the biological reasons for these ...

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurological and developmental condition that can be diagnosed at any age, although the symptoms tend to appear in the first two years of a patient's life. ASD can ...

Cancer cells acquire genetic anomalies that allow them to grow and proliferate unchecked. Researchers have now found another difference between cancer cells and normal cells: the X chromosome, ...

Published in Nature, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC Hillman Cancer Center report a ...