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Researchers discover impact of parental relatedness on type 2 diabetes, ot
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to a recent study, close family marriages, or consanguinity, may raise the chance of developing common conditions including type 2 diabetes and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
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Researchers discover genetic code of rare kidney cancer
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
For the first time, the inherited characteristics of reninoma, a rare form of kidney cancer, have been investigated. Researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, Great Ormond Street Hospital, and The Royal Free Hospital also identified a potential pharmacological target that may be used
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Diabetes linked to early puberty onset in both girls, boys: Study
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Research has discovered diabetes has been linked to early puberty onset in both girls and boys.
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Skipping counselling does not increase cancer gene test distress: Study
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According to research published in JAMA Oncology, skipping genetic counselling before or after a distant screening for inherited risk of ovarian or breast cancer does not raise pain, worry, or depression.
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Researchers find how Alzheimer’s disease linked to genetic variants with b
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Scientists investigating Alzheimer's disease (AD) have discovered millions of genetic variations in the genome that contribute to the progression of this progressive neurological illness.
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Study discovers earlier puberty onset in both girls, boys with diabetes
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Puberty in both girls and boys with type 1 diabetes has shifted forward over the last two decades, according to research presented at the 61st Annual European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology Meeting in The Hague.
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Study reveals mature sperm lack intact mitochondrial DNA
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
New research sheds light on the fundamental scientific premise that mitochondrial DNA — the particular genetic code stored in the organelle that serves as the powerplant for every cell in the body — is exclusively passed down by the mother.
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Genetically modified bacteria degrade plastics in saltwater: Study
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
A marine bacterium has been genetically modified by researchers to break down plastic in saline water.
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Research reveals genetically modified bacteria break down plastics in salt
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Researchers have genetically modified a marine microbe to break down plastic in salt water. The engineered organism can specifically degrade polyethylene terephthalate (PET), a plastic used in everything from water bottles to garments that contributes significantly to microplastic pollution
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DNA breakthrough detects genetic diversity of invasive fish: Research
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Ecologists have proven that the genetic material that species shed into their environments can reveal not only the presence of the species but also a wide range of information about the genetics of whole populations — information that may assist scientists to trace the source of a new invasi
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CIA tried to 'cover up' findings that COVID lab leak was likely, reveal
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
A new whistlesblower testimony has alleged that in a letter sent to the chief of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), William Burns on Tuesday, a senior CIA officer told House committee leaders that his agency tried to pay off six analysts who discovered SARS-CoV-2 likely originated in a Wuhan
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Kejriwal visits family of boy suffering from rare genetic disease
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday met 18-month-old toddler Kanav, who is suffering from a rare genetic disease, at his house in Najafgarh.
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