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Faster placental growth is associated with higher risk of preeclampsia: Re
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Research gives information on how heredity influences placental growth and finds a relationship to an increased risk of disease in the mother.
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Genetics helps explain childhood cancer: Study
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The number of childhood cancer survivors in the United States is growing, with an overall survival rate of more than 85 per cent five years following diagnosis. Survivors, however, may still be at higher risk of a variety of health issues, including second malignancies.
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Genome research reveals 30 years of Darwin's finch evolution
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
A ground-breaking investigation on the most recent evolutionary change in natural populations has been published by an international team of academics. Nearly 4,000 Darwin's finches make up one of the largest genomic datasets yet created for animals living in their natural habitat, which is
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To improve IVF, researchers look at thousands of fertility attempts
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Scientists have offered the most in-depth analysis of what happens to embryos after human in vitro fertilisation by genetically examining almost a thousand embryos.
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Study finds method of delivering clinically used gene therapy vectors
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Researchers used a noninvasive, ultrasound-based technique to investigate the safety and feasibility of gene delivery to numerous brain regions in rats, and their findings suggest that as more locations are opened, gene delivery effectiveness improves within each targeted site.
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Research finds genetic links between schizophrenia, heart disease risk fac
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to new research, people with schizophrenia have a genetic susceptibility to smoking as well as a lower genetic risk of obesity. The study, published in The American Journal of Psychiatry, showed a genetic overlap between schizophrenia and CVD risk factors, notably BMI and smoking.
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Study finds genetic code of rare kidney cancer
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
In the latest publication, researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, Great Ormond Street Hospital, and The Royal Free Hospital found a possible pharmaceutical target that could be employed as an alternative to surgery.
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Study finds influence of parental relatedness on type 2 diabetes, other co
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
A recent study found that consanguinity, or marrying within a close family, may increase the risk of getting common diseases including type 2 diabetes and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
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Study finds way to deliver clinically used gene therapy vectors
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Researchers examined the safety and practicality of gene delivery to several brain regions in animals using a noninvasive, ultrasound-based approach, and their findings imply that when more locations are opened, gene delivery effectiveness improves within each targeted site.
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Disease-causing stem cells in lungs of patients with cystic fibrosis: Stud
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Five lung stem cell variants predominate in the lungs of patients with advanced cystic fibrosis (CF), Wa Xian and Frank McKeon, two nationally renowned experts in cloning and stem cell science from the University of Houston report. These variants are responsible for important CF pathology fe
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Mars Publishes "Accelerated, Affordable and Achievable" Net Zero Roadmap t
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
McLean (Virginia) [US], September 27: Mars, Incorporated today released The Mars Net Zero Roadmap, a decisive action plan for achieving Net Zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across its full value chain by 2050. The Mars Roadmap includes a new target reviewed by the Science Based Targets In
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Study discovers genetic links between schizophrenia, heart disease risk fa
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to new research, people with schizophrenia have a hereditary tendency to smoke and a lower genetic risk of obesity. The study, which was published in The American Journal of Psychiatry, discovered a genetic overlap between schizophrenia and CVD risk factors, specifically body mass
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