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Head trauma, PTSD may enhance impact of genetic variants on Alzheimer's ri
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Until now, no one has studied the concurrent impact of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), traumatic brain injury (TBI), and genetic risk factors in a large cohort.
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Researchers speed identification of DNA regions that regulate gene express
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have developed an integrated, high-throughput system to better understand and possibly manipulate gene expression for the treatment of disorders such as sickle cell disease and beta thalassemia. The research appears today in the journal Nature
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Genetics combined with many years of schooling might cause Myopia: Researc
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
In a new study, researchers uncovered five genetic variants that enhance the likelihood of becoming nearsighted as children grow older.
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Researchers give new insights into genetic causes of high cholesterol
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 23 (ANI): A new research led by geneticists at the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health in collaboration with several other organisations, including the University of Otago and the Samoan health research community, the discovery of a genetic variant that
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Research: New insights into genetic causes of high cholesterol
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) [US], October 21 (ANI): According to new research led by geneticists at the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health in collaboration with several other organisations, including the University of Otago and the Samoan health research community, the discovery
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Series of DNA variants linked to dyslexia identified during gene study
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 20 (ANI): For the first time scientists have pinpointed a large number of genes that are reliably associated with dyslexia. Around a third of the 42 genetic variants identified have been previously linked to general cognitive ability and educational attainment.
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Large-scale DNA study reveals genetic links to height
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 13 (ANI): Researchers have identified over 12,000 genetic variants that influence a person's height.
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Study shows age often plays bigger role than genetics in gene expression,
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 8 (ANI): Our genetics, the environment and our age all play important roles in our health, but which of these is the most important? A new study suggests that in many cases, age plays a more important role than genetics in determining which genes in our bodies are tu
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Genetic link associated with ability to move to music beats, says research
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 19 (ANI): Sixty-nine genetic variants associated with beat synchronization, the ability to move in synchrony with the beat of the music, have recently been identified during the first large-scale genomic study of musicality.
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Scientists identify genetic variants linked to increased risk of developin
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 9 (ANI): Scientists have completed the largest study of families affected by Hodgkin lymphoma and identified novel variants linked to cancer predisposition.
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Individuals with similar faces might have similar DNA: Study
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 23 (ANI): DNA analysis and a collection of photos of genetically unrelated lookalikes have revealed that strong facial similarity is associated with shared genetic variants.
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Genetic variants may affect how long Parkinson's patients survive, a new s
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 26 (ANI): Scientists from four institutes in Paris, including the renowned Paris Brain Institute at the Sorbonne Universite, have examined the records of 2,037 Parkinson's patients from their first hospital visit and believe that genetic variants may shed light on how q
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