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Large study shows that a simple blood test can accurately differentiate be
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London [UK], November 9 (ANI/PRNewswire): A large, landmark study published in the American Cancer Society's prestigious journal 'Cancer Cytopathology' shows that a simple non-invasive blood test (liquid biopsy) can accurately differentiate between non-cancerous tumors versus cancerous gr
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Coronavirus mutation may have made it more contagious, finds study
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Washington [US], October 31 (ANI): A study involving more than 5,000 COVID-19 patients in Houston finds that the virus that causes the disease is accumulating genetic mutations, one of which may have made it more contagious.
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Genomic study reveals role for hypothalamus in inflammatory bowel disease
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Washington [US], October 30 (ANI): Using sophisticated 3D genomic mapping and integrating with public data resulting from genome-wide association studies (GWAS), researchers have found significant genetic correlations between inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and stress and depression.
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Science behind Happiness and the evolution of brain size
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Washington [US], October 23 (ANI): In search of the causes underlying neocortex expansion, researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics in Dresden, together with colleagues at the University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden, previously identified a number
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No genetic evidence that hearing loss causes Alzheimer's disease
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Washington [US], October 14 (ANI): New QIMR Berghofer and QUT research has found there is no strong genetic evidence that hearing loss causes Alzheimer's disease, despite both conditions sharing a significant number of genetic variants.
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Blood test that detects genetic abnormalities may help predict pregnancy c
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Washington [US], October 13 (ANI): A blood test, commonly used to detect foetal genetic abnormalities, may help predict complications associated with pregnancy even before symptoms develop, Epigenetics researchers have found.
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Study focuses on genetic variants influencing left and right handedness
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Washington [US], October 3 (ANI): Researchers have identified 48 genetic variants that influence if a person is left-handed, right-handed, or ambidextrous -- in the largest study of its kind.
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Large study shows 230 times higher one-year cancer risk if tumor cell clus
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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] September 29 (ANI/PRNewswire): A landmark study published in the American Association of Cancer Research's (AACR) prestigious journal 'Cancer Prevention Research' has shown that it is possible to identify healthy individuals with a higher risk of cancer based on
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Researchers get a better grip on left and right handedness
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Washington [US], September 29 (ANI): In the largest study of its kind to date, researchers have identified 48 genetic variants that influence if a person is left-handed, right-handed, or ambidextrous.
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Obese people are more prone to rheumatoid arthritis risk, finds genetic an
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Stockholm [Sweden], September 26 (ANI): With the help of genetic analysis, researchers have found a link between obesity-related genes and rheumatoid arthritis.
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Coronavirus strain may have mutated, potentially evolving: Study
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Washington [US], September 24 (ANI): Houston researchers have unveiled a study of over 5,000 genetic sequences of coronavirus which reveals the pathogen's virus's continuous accumulation of mutations.
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Genetic analysis links obesity to higher rheumatoid arthritis risk
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Stockholm [Sweden], September 23 (ANI): An analysis of genetic data collected from more than 850,000 individuals of European ancestry has found a link between obesity-related genes and rheumatoid arthritis.
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