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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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Genetic links between traits often overstated: Research
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Genetic correlation estimates typically assume that mating is random. But in the real world, partners tend to pair up because of many shared interests and social structures.
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Research shows how height could be risk factor for number of diseases
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A large genetic study has found that a person's height may affect their risk for several common health conditions in adulthood. Significant findings include a link between height and lower risk of coronary heart disease and a link between height and a higher risk for peripheral neuropathy an
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Porcini mushrooms have evolved with a preference for local adaptation: Res
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The Dentinger Lab at the Natural History Museum of Utah has published a provocative new paper in the journal New Phytologist that describes their work with the much-beloved mushroom, Boletus edulis, better known by gastronomers worldwide as the porcini.
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Indian Doctor messages make history by achieving a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 19 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Every child that doctors have encountered is a divine appointment but some children due to genetic & other non-genetic factors like preterm births, poor nutrition, infections in early childhood, etc unfortunately suffer
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Genetics combined with long years of schooling might cause nearsightedness
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Researchers discovered five genetic variations that increase the chances of becoming nearsighted as they progress through school.
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Researchers find genetic links between traits are often overstated
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Genetic correlation estimates typically assume that mating is random. But in the real world, partners tend to pair up because of many shared interests and social structures.
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Study reveals why Alzheimer's disease destroys specific areas of brain
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A study revealed why certain parts of the brain are particularly vulnerable to Alzheimer's damage. It comes down to the gene APOE, the greatest genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease. The parts of the brain where APOE is most active are the areas that sustain the most damage, they found
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Research: Enzymes could be key to understanding how DNA mutates
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Enzymes, which are crucial to controlling how cells replicate in the human body, could be the very ingredient that encourages DNA to spontaneously mutate - causing potentially permanent genetic errors, according to new research from the University of Surrey.
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Altering of genes can lead to malformations of organs in babies: Research
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A research lead by German scientists from University of Bonn claims that any mutilation in genes can go fatally wrong for the subsequent development of human organs at nascent stage.
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Researchers suggest how new test can help cystic fibrosis patients
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Researchers revealed how test can benefit patient's medical treatment. The urine test can make easier for doctors to diagnose how badly a patient is affected by the hereditary disease cystic fibrosis.
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Height may be risk factor for multiple health conditions
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A large genetic study has found that a person's height may affect their risk for several common health conditions in adulthood. Significant findings include a link between height and lower risk of coronary heart disease, and a link between height and higher risk for peripheral neuropathy and
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