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Study highlights how much sunshine does your body needs to cause melanoma
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Nov 21 (ANI): The researchers at the QIMR Berghofer have shown that there are 22 different genes that help to determine how much a person should be exposed to the sun before developing melanoma.
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Ageing hinders development of cancer, finds study
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Sept 28 (ANI): Age can pose as a hindrance to development and further progression of cancer cells, a new study has found.
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Why moles are found on particular parts of body?
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 31 (ANI): The occurrence of a mole on one's body might seem random, but there's some science behind this too!
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Drinking alcohol during pregnancy alters genes in infants, says study
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 15 (ANI): Pregnant women are advised to stay away from alcohol, according to a new study drinking moderate to high levels of alcohol might alter the DNA of their babies.
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What influences occurrence of moles on our body?
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 14 (ANI): Have you ever looked at your body and wondered why you have moles or why they are placed on a particular part of the body? If yes, then a study has found answers to settle your questioning mind!
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Multiple genes affect risk of asthma, hay fever, eczema: Study
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 5 (ANI): Researchers have found a total of 141 regions in our genetic material that largely explain the genetic risk underlying asthma, hay fever, and eczema.
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Exercises can avert weight gain in spite of 'obesity genes': Study
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], August 3 (ANI): A recent study has found types of exercise that are especially effective at combating genetic effects that contribute to obesity. For people who inherit genes that increase their chance of becoming obese, there is a hope of keeping their weight off.
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Here's how pufferfish got its wacky spines
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 29 (ANI): Pufferfishes are known for their peculiar and extreme skin structure, but how they came to possess the spikes on the body known as spines remained a mystery. Recently researchers identified the genes responsible for the evolution and development of puffe
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Gujarat: Major fire breaks out in residential building in Ahmedabad
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], July 26 (ANI): A major fire broke out in Ganesh Genesis residential building in Gota area here on Friday afternoon.
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Paternal smoking associated with childhood asthma
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 31 (ANI): It is not only maternal smoking that affects children before taking birth but also paternal smoking. A new study has found that children exposed to paternal smoking before birth are more likely to develop asthma - and associated changes to immune genes.
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Genes responsible for fainting identified
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C [U.S.A], May 17 (ANI): Fainting is not just caused by external factors, according to a recent study, which has identified the first gene that predisposes people to faint.
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Scientists identify new genes responsible for four serious mental illnesse
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): While mental health still remains a taboo as far as mainstream discussions are concerned, researchers are constantly trying to zero down every possible root cause of it.
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