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Metabolism may offer more insight into risk of some diseases: Research
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 18 (ANI): In an analysis of the metabolic profiles of healthy American babies, researchers found surprising differences among ethnic groups which may help make screening for inherited metabolic disorders, cystic fibrosis, or hypothyroidism much more accurate than tra
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Adult brain may partially recover from genetic blindness: Study
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
California [US], October 15 (ANI): A new understanding of how some visually impaired people may come to see provides a new perspective on the brain's potential. Researchers from the University of California, Irvine School of Biological Sciences and the School of Medicine collaborated to unco
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Electronic gaming can result in life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias in v
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Philadelphia [US], October 15 (ANI): Computer gaming might create life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias in vulnerable youngsters whose tendency may have previously gone unreported, according to a new study.
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Certain types of dietary fibre cause inflammatory response in some patient
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Alberta [Canada], October 14 (ANI): A recent study has revealed the role of dietary fiber and gut microbes in people with inflammatory bowel disease, a finding which could lead to personalized dietary guidelines.
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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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9 out of 10 Indians suffer from genetic hair fall, Traya study reveals
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 13 (ANI/PNN): Data amassed by Traya, a holistic hair loss solution start-up, reveals that over 150 million Indians in their early 20s suffer from hair fall, balding and greying. This translated to 9/10 Indians facing genetic hair fall at least once in their lifetim
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Study: Electronic gaming can cause life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias in
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Philadelphia [US], October 11 (ANI): Researchers revealed how electronic gaming can cause life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias in susceptible children whose predisposition may have gone unnoticed previously. The researchers discovered a rare yet distinct trend in youngsters who lose conscio
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Geneticists discover new wild goat subspecies via ancient DNA: Study
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 9 (ANI): Geneticists have discovered a previously unknown lineage of wild goats over ten millennia old. The new goat type, discovered from genetic screening of bone remains and referred to as 'the Taurasian tur', likely survived the Last Glacial Maximum (the ice age)
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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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Researchers find domestication history of bananas that reveals mystery anc
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Washington [US], October 7 (ANI): People on the island of New Guinea are said to have cultivated bananas 7,000 years ago. However, the history of banana domestication is convoluted, and their categorization is widely discussed, as the borders between species and subspecies are sometimes amb
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Microbiologists working to improve taste of beer
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 5 (ANI): Researchers in Belgium have enhanced the flavour of modern beer by locating and genetically modifying a gene that contributes significantly to the flavour of beer and several other alcoholic beverages. The study has been published in the American Society for
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Swedish geneticist Svante Paabo receives Nobel Prize in Medicine
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], October 3 (ANI): Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology 2022 was awarded to Svante Paabo for his discoveries concerning the genomes of extinct hominins and human evolution, announced the award-giving organisation on Monday.
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