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Signs of adult diabetes visible in children as young as 8 years old, says
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 20 (ANI): Early signs of being more susceptible to type 2 diabetes as an adult can be seen in children as young as 8 years old, decades before it is likely to be diagnosed, according to a new study.
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Scientists discover human genome regions that influence risk of developing
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 3 (ANI): In a breakthrough study, a global collaboration of scientists have discovered more than double human genome regions that influence the risk of developing melanoma.
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Scientists double understanding of genetic risk of melanoma
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 28 (ANI): A global collaboration of scientists has more than doubled the known number of regions on the human genome that influence the risk of developing melanoma.
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Study links brain function changes to genetic risk in ADHD diagnosis
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Pennsylvania [USA], Apr 1 (ANI): Genetic studies of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) show that it takes many common genetic variations combined together in one individual to increase the risk substantially.
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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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Weight-loss surgery likely to cause genetic risk for developing breast can
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Nov 5 (ANI): In a recent study it has been found that women with a genetic predisposition for breast cancer were 2.5 times more likely to develop a malignancy than women with the same genetic risk who underwent bariatric or weight-loss surgery.
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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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Healthy lifestyle could help offset genetic risk of dementia
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 15 (ANI): Adopting a healthy lifestyle comes with numerous benefits and one among them is that it offsets a person's genetic risk of dementia, suggests a new study.
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Traumatic childhood linked to psychotic experiences
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 24 (ANI): Researchers have found a link between trauma in childhood and psychotic experiences at the age of 18.
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Adhering to healthy lifestyle may cut stroke risk
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 25 (ANI): Turns out, people at high genetic risk of stroke can still reduce their chances of having a stroke by sticking to a healthy lifestyle, in particular stopping smoking and not being overweight, a new study has revealed.
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Research reveals mitochondrial gene that protects against dementia
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Sep 23(ANI): A previously unknown genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias has been uncovered, providing insights into how these conditions, and other diseases of aging, might one day be treated and prevented.
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Men-women pose different factors for developing brain cancer
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 1 (ANI): The researchers discovered that men and women have different genetic risk factors for developing brain cancer, also known as glioma.
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