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Researchers find genetic locations for increased hidradenitis suppurativa
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Under the skin, painful lumps develop as a result of the chronic inflammatory follicular illness known as hidradenitis suppurativa (HS). The armpits, groin, and regions beneath the breasts are common places where the lumps develop as a result of skin rubbing against the skin. The severity of
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Your genes determine how your eyebrows will look, finds study
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
According to a Letter to the Editor in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology, published by Elsevier, the first gene mapping study on eyebrow thickness in Europeans found three previously unreported genetic loci. According to a study by the International Visible Trait Genetics (VisiGen) Co
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Study reveals several genes, individual genetic variations are associated
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Researchers report the identification of numerous genes and specific genetic variations that are linked to atrial fibrillation in the largest genetic study of heart arrhythmia to date. Polygenic risk scores were generated using genetic data based on the analysis of data from over a million i
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Study: Working memory is reliant on cross-brain interactions
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 28 (ANI): Neuroscientists have investigated the reciprocal interactions between two brain regions that represent visual working memory in mice. The team found that communication between these two loci of working memory, parietal cortex and premotor cortex, was co-depend
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Genetically informed atlases in brain reveal new landscapes about its stru
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
California [US], February 8 (ANI): A locus in genetics indicates the physical location of a gene or variant on a chromosome. The plural for it is loci. Now, an international team of scientists has used atlases of the human brain informed by genetics to identify hundreds of genomic loci.
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Personality traits, psychiatric disorders come from certain genes, study s
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C [US], Dec. 9 (ANI): A recent study conducted by Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS), has identified six loci or regions of the human genome that are significantly linked to personality traits.
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