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Genetics of nearby healthy tissue may help detect lung cancer's return: St
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to new research headed by NYU Langone Health and its Perlmutter Cancer Centre, genetic information taken from seemingly healthy tissue near lung tumours may be a better predictor of whether cancer will return following therapy than analysis of the tumours themselves.
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Study sheds light on epigenetic changes in cancer progression
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Every cell produces its own proteins by utilising the genetic information contained in its genes. Mutations are changes in this information that can disrupt the function of the affected proteins. This is known as cancer genetics in oncology. However, in recent decades, a new area has emerged
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Researchers reveal new indications to mechanism behind treatment-resistan
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a common mental illness that is incapacitating for many people. It has long been understood that MDD is influenced by both environmental and genetic factors.
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The Top Five Genetic Testing Companies in India 2023
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 30: With the rise in health awareness, demand for genetic testing is on the rise in India. As a result, recently there has been an emergence of a number of genetic test labs in India. Genetic testing makes us aware of our genetic makeup along with the risks of inhe
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Autism, ADHD genetic risks may increase screen time in children
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
A study led by Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine in Japan evaluated screen time in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The amount of time spent on a screen device, such as a smartphone, computer, television, or video g
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Study finds that consistent lack of sleep is associated with future depres
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
A recent genetic study led by UCL (University College London) specialists suggests that sleeping less than five hours per night may raise the likelihood of developing depressive symptoms.
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Study reveals consistent lack of sleep linked to future depressive symptom
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According to a new genetic study headed by UCL (University College London) experts, sleeping less than five hours per night may increase the risk of getting depressive symptoms.
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Remnant of cell division might be responsible for spreading cancer: Resear
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Once assumed to be the cell's trash can, a little bubble of biological debris, termed the midbody remnant, is packing working genetic material with the ability to affect the fate of other cells, even turning them into cancer
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Researchers discover kidney disease gene also has a protective mutation
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
African Americans have long been known to be at a higher risk of kidney disease due to a dangerous genetic mutation that creates a hole in the kidney cells, but Vanderbilt University Medical Centre (VUMC) researchers have now discovered a protective genetic mutation that covers the hole, the
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Preeclampsia risk increases with faster placental development: Study
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Research revealed how heredity influences placental growth and discovered a link to an increased risk of sickness in the mother.
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Researchers find how genetics helps explain childhood cancer
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
With an overall survival rate of more than 85% five years after diagnosis, the number of children cancer survivors in the United States is rising. However, survivors may still be more susceptible to a number of illnesses, such as second cancers.
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Study suggests IVF could come to terms with changes in fertility treatmen
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
By genetically analysing almost a thousand embryos, researchers have provided the most in-depth understanding of what occurs to embryos after human in vitro fertilisation.
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