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Healthy lifestyle reduces even genetic heart attack risk
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov.14 (ANI): A recent study has found that even among those at high genetic risk, following a healthy lifestyle can cut in half the probability of a heart attack or similar event.
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Kids indulge in overeating courtesy television ads
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [USA], Oct. 12 (ANI): Exposure to food ads on television leads to overeating among children, especially those genetically predisposed to obesity, finds out researchers at Dartmouth's Norris Cotton Cancer Center.
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Immunodeficiency in kids is alarming: Study
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept. 26 (ANI): In India, due to air pollution, unhygienic conditions, sedentary life style and genetic disorders, immunodeficiency has touched an alarming situation.
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Enzymes used in household products are 'potent allergens': Study
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
London [England], Sept.23 (ANI): A recent research has found that genetically modified enzymes that are used in a wide range of household products are 'potent allergens'.
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Research found evidence Zika virus in eyes
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
WashingtonD.C. [USA], Sept. 7 (ANI): A new study has found that Zika virus can live in eyes and has identified genetic material from the virus in tears.
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Drug found to treat rare genetic disorder
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
WashingtonD.C.[USA], Aug. 31 (ANI): In a recent study researchers have discovered a type of drug delivery system that may offer new hope for patients with a rare, ultimately fatal genetic disorder Niemann Pick Type C1 and make what might become a terrible choice a little easier.
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Will we ever be able to regrow limbs?
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington, Aug 6 (ANI): A team of researchers are studying the genetics of the lower organisms, which retain the ability to regenerate form and function of almost any tissue after injury, to find out how regenerative mechanisms might be activated in humans.
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Autistic kids pose disorder risk to siblings
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C, Aug 6 (ANI): Turns out, genetics can place you at risk as according to a recent study, the chances of a kid developing an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is 14 times higher if his or her older sibling has ASD.
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Could these genes drive you towards booze addiction?
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C, Aug 5 (ANI): A team of researchers has discovered hundreds of genes and genetic codes that appear to play a role in increasing the desire to drink alcohol.
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Complex genetic secrets of cancer risk uncovered
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C, Aug 5 (ANI): A team of researchers has shed light on how our genetic makeup affects our risk of cancer.
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English Bulldogs towards its genetic dead end: Study
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
London, July 31 (ANI): The English bulldog, one of the most popular dog breeds in the world, is also one of the unhealthiest and has little chance of improving its notoriously poor health, geneticists have concluded.
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Turns out, Zika infection caused by one virus serotype
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C, Jul 30 (ANI): If a recent study is to be believed, then vaccination against a single strain of Zika virus is enough to protect us from the genetically diverse strains of the virus.
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