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Study links early weight gain in children with ability to produce hormone
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 28 (ANI): A recent study has found that young children of African ancestry are more at risk of developing obesity if they possess a genetic variant that reduces their ability to produce the hormone leptin.
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Early weight gain in children linked to ability to produce hormone leptin
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 23 (ANI): Young children of African ancestry are more at risk of developing obesity if they possess a genetic variant that reduces their ability to produce the hormone leptin.
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Genetic analysis links obesity to higher rheumatoid arthritis risk
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], September 23 (ANI): An analysis of genetic data collected from more than 850,000 individuals of European ancestry has found a link between obesity-related genes and rheumatoid arthritis.
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Dementia gene doubles risk of COVID-19: Study
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Exeter [England], May 30 (ANI): A recent large-scale study has found a high risk of severe COVID-19 infection among European ancestry participants, who carry two faulty copies of the APOE gene (termed e4e4).
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Indian citizens don't have to prove any ancestry: MHA
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 20 (AN): The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Friday quelled different rumours being floated in various quarters of social media and said that Indian citizens do not have to prove any ancestry by presenting documents like identity cards, birth certificates etc of pare
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Over 26 million people have given up DNA data for ancestry tests: Report
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
California [USA], February 13 (ANI): Giving out personal data to companies for tailored information has become as common as writing your name and address on a postcard. However, in the digital age, the implications of sharing personal data are insane.
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My mother more Indian than many others: Rahul
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 10 (ANI): Commenting on the persistent jibes over his Italian ancestry, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said that his mother, Sonia Gandhi, was more Indian than many other Indians.
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Asians, Europeans more vulnerable to severe dengue
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
London [U.K.], Feb. 24 (ANI): Turns out, genetics make Asians and Europeans susceptible to severe dengue, a new study has stated. As globalisation and climate change spread tropical infectious diseases around the globe, not all populations have the same degree of susceptibility.
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I am a proud daughter of Indian parents: Nikki Haley
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.] Feb.01 (ANI): United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley has expressed pride over her Indian ancestry and said one did not need to give up being an Indian to be American.
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People following diverse practices in India have common ancestry: Bhagwat
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India] Jan. 16 (ANI): Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat said on Monday that people following diverse practices in India have a common ancestry.
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Married couples with shared ancestry tend to have same genes
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr. 7 (ANI): Turns out, genes may be at play when two married people start appearing similar.
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