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Study hopes to encourage use of new technology to reduce errors in DNA tes
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Texas [USA], Aug 18 (ANI): Today's DNA testing is highly accurate, but errors still occur due to the limited genetic information accessible with current technologies. These errors can have a serious impact on people's lives. In a recent study, researchers suggest that new technology has sho
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Social connection is strongest protective factor for depression, finds stu
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], August 17 (ANI): A team of researchers named social connection as the strongest protective factor for depression and suggested that reducing sedentary activities such as TV watching and daytime napping could also help lower the risk of depression.
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Study reveals combination of genetic, emotional differences may lead to po
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 15 (ANI): The findings of a recent study advocates that a combination of genetic and emotional differences may lead to post-traumatic stress (PTS) in police officers.
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Study pinpoints five most likely causes of post-traumatic stress in police
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 11 (ANI): A combination of genetic and emotional differences may lead to post-traumatic stress (PTS) in police officers, a new study finds.
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New test better predicts which babies will develop type 1 diabetes
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Seattle [US], Aug 9 (ANI): Scientists developed a method of combining multiple factors that could influence whether a child is likely to develop type 1 diabetes. The combined risk score approach incorporates genetics, clinical factors such as the family history of diabetes, and their count o
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Rohit Rajput - A bodybuilder with the best genetics in the country
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] Aug 5 (ANI/News Wire India): Rohit Rajput has been gifted with the best of genetics which is proving helpful for him to represent India in the Olympia.
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COVID-19 was not genetically altered virus, says geopolitical expert Jamie
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [USA], Aug 1 (ANI): As several questions on the actual origin of the coronavirus remain unanswered, Jamie Metzl, a geopolitical expert and a Senior Fellow of the Atlantic Council, has opined that the virus was not "a genetically altered virus."
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Pessimistic outlook on life linked to life expectancy
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 29 (ANI): People who are strongly pessimistic about the future are at greater risk of dying earlier than those who are not, a new QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute study has found.
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China collecting DNA samples of millions, experts suspect devloping tool f
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [USA], July 27 (ANI): Chinese authorities have been collecting DNA samples from across the country to develop a massive genetic database, in a bid to create a new tool for their emerging high-tech surveillance state.
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Study suggests low-carb diet for people with high cholesterol
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 18 (ANI): People with hypercholesterolemia (a genetic disorder that causes people to have cholesterol levels two-four times higher than the average person) should eliminate, or reduce carbohydrates from their diet instead of fats, according to recent research.
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Study finds new insights on promoting healthspan
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
California [USA], July 17 (ANI): Molecular biologists and bioengineers have unravelled key mechanisms behind the mysteries of ageing. They isolated two distinct paths that cells travel during ageing and engineered a new way to genetically program these processes to extend lifespan.
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Study identifies new link between calcium, cardiolipin in heart defects
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 11 (ANI): Detection of Energy production in heart muscles result in a variety of cardiac diseases. A team of scientists has now discovered a new link between calcium, heart energy production, and cardiolipin, a type of fat. The discovery helps explain heart defect
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