Now researchers have checked up on how the babies are doing as teenagers. The preliminary verdict: The kids are all right. With no sign of unusual health problems and excellent grades in school at ...

The DNA of 10 families exposed to the ’80s violence and 22 families to the 2011 conflict was compared to the genetic material of 16 families who left Syria before 1980, avoiding decades of unrest.

Missing DNA a link to obesity in kids Some children become severely obese because they lack particular chunks of DNA – and those missing pieces kick their hunger into overdrive, researchers report.

RESEARCHERS have found a link between DNA and how many children a person is likely to have – and even when they are likely to have their first child.