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Research finds genetic links between schizophrenia, heart disease risk fac
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
According to new research, people with schizophrenia have a genetic susceptibility to smoking as well as a lower genetic risk of obesity. The study, published in The American Journal of Psychiatry, showed a genetic overlap between schizophrenia and CVD risk factors, notably BMI and smoking.
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Study finds influence of parental relatedness on type 2 diabetes, other co
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A recent study found that consanguinity, or marrying within a close family, may increase the risk of getting common diseases including type 2 diabetes and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
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Study discovers genetic links between schizophrenia, heart disease risk fa
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
According to new research, people with schizophrenia have a hereditary tendency to smoke and a lower genetic risk of obesity. The study, which was published in The American Journal of Psychiatry, discovered a genetic overlap between schizophrenia and CVD risk factors, specifically body mass
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Researchers discover impact of parental relatedness on type 2 diabetes, ot
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
According to a recent study, close family marriages, or consanguinity, may raise the chance of developing common conditions including type 2 diabetes and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
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Diabetes linked to early puberty onset in both girls, boys: Study
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Research has discovered diabetes has been linked to early puberty onset in both girls and boys.
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Study discovers earlier puberty onset in both girls, boys with diabetes
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Puberty in both girls and boys with type 1 diabetes has shifted forward over the last two decades, according to research presented at the 61st Annual European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology Meeting in The Hague.
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DNA breakthrough detects genetic diversity of invasive fish: Research
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Ecologists have proven that the genetic material that species shed into their environments can reveal not only the presence of the species but also a wide range of information about the genetics of whole populations — information that may assist scientists to trace the source of a new invasi
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Study reveals opposites do not genuinely attract
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
“Our findings demonstrate that birds of a feather are indeed more likely to flock together,” said first author Tanya Horwitz, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience and the Institute for Behavioral Genetics (IBG).
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First line of defence against deadly ToCSV tomato virus explored
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
For the first time, scientists at the University of Johannesburg (UJ) have examined the molecular genetics of tomato plants' defence mechanisms against a destructive "young" Southern African virus. The well-known tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) is known to be resistant to individuals
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PM Modi invites South African geneticist to collaborate with Indian Instit
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday invited South African geneticist and CEO of the Academy of Science of South Africa Himla Soodyall to collaborate with Indian institutes in the field of genetics.
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Cancer-infecting virus ‘warms up’ cold tumors, boosts immunotherapy: Resea
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
According to recent research published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine, equipping cancer-infecting viruses with tumor-inhibiting genetic cargo boosts the immune system and supports immunotherapy in reducing or totally eradicating aggressive tumours in mice. The findings pave the path
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Israeli computational model predicts breast cancer risks
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Tel Aviv University researchers on Tuesday announced the development of a computational model to predict increased genetic risk for breast cancer.
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