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Obesity reduces mitochondrial gene expression in fat tissue
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Helsinki [Finland], April 11 (ANI): During a recent study, researchers at the Obesity Research Unit of the University of Helsinki found that obesity clearly reduces mitochondrial gene expression in fat tissue or adipose tissue.
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Research reveals mitochondrial gene that protects against dementia
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Sep 23(ANI): A previously unknown genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias has been uncovered, providing insights into how these conditions, and other diseases of aging, might one day be treated and prevented.
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Family history of Alzheimer's, length of gene impacts risk for diseas
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 23 (ANI): A study finds that late middle-aged people, with a family history and longer version of mitochondrial gene, encountered twice as much memory loss up to 10 years later as someone with a family history and a short version of the gene.
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