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Asthma can be prevented by consuming omega-3 fatty acids
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], January 28 (ANI): Researchers during a recent study have found that by higher dietary consumption of long chain omega-3 fatty acids during childhood, the risk of developing subsequent asthma reduces in children carrying a common gene variant.
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Study suggests most humans are vulnerable to type 2 diabetes
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 6 (ANI): Scientists have found that insulin has met an evolutionary cul-de-sac, limiting its ability to adapt to obesity and thereby rendering most people vulnerable to Type 2 diabetes.
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Study links 29 gene variants to problematic alcohol use
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 25 (ANI): In a breakthrough study, researchers have identified 29 genetic variants linked to problematic drinking in a genome-wide analysis of more than 435,000 people.
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Your dog may have hidden colours due to gene variants, study finds
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Nov 7 (ANI): A few dog breeds may have hidden colour coats and also some mysterious traits because of gene variants, says a recent study.
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Specific gene variants may raise bipolar disorder risk
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 09 (ANI): A new research conducted at The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at MIT finds that the protein CPG2 is significantly less abundant in the brains of people with bipolar disorder (BD). The study further finds how specific mutations in the SYNE1 gen
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Cannot cut burgers, pizzas from diet? Blame your genes
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 24 (ANI): After knowing that burger and pizzas are unhealthy, why are we incapable from cutting them from our diets? Relax and blame gene variants as a study finds that they affect the way our brain works and influence our food preferences.
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Study finds common gene variants linked to gallbladder cancer
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 6 (ANI): A recent study compared the genetic code of gallbladder cancer patients with those of healthy volunteers at about 700,000 different locations in the genome.
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Scientists identify gene variant that suppresses desire to drink alcohol
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov. 29 (ANI): A study has found an association between a gene variant and decreased desire to drink alcohol.
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