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Can exercise reduce a person's genetic susceptibility to disease?
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
According to recent studies, even those with a high genetic risk of getting type 2 diabetes can reduce their risk by staying active. The University of Sydney-led study discovered a robust correlation between higher levels of overall physical activity, particularly moderate- to vigorous-inte
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Study shows acute myeloid leukaemia's epigenetic susceptibility
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) is a deadly blood cancer that creates an uncontrollable buildup of white blood cells. Because of the bad outcomes of this disease, experts all over the world have been looking for novel strategies to treat AML while still allowing for normal blood development.
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Poor sleep might bolster genetic susceptibility to asthma, potentially dou
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
A big UK Biobank research published in the open-access journal BMJ Open Respiratory Research reveals that poor quality sleep may increase a person's genetic predisposition to asthma, potentially doubling their chance of being diagnosed with the illness.
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HaystackAnalytics rolls out India's first-of-its-kind TB Fundraising Campa
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 24 (ANI/NewsVoir): With a sharp focus on the eradication of tuberculosis in India this World TB Day, HaystackAnalytics, an IIT Bombay-based health-tech startup, supported by the Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India, has launched a fundrai
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Scientists find sleeping too much or too little can make you sick
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
All kinds of issues can be resolved with a good night's sleep, but recent research suggests that getting enough sleep may also reduce your susceptibility to illness.
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Researchers find how pathogenic bacteria trigger Crohn's disease
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
The findings of a recent study headed by Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian researchers, suggests that changes in a single gene allow dangerous gut bacteria to trigger the inflammation that underlies Crohn's disease.
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Study suggests chemotherapy could increase disease susceptibility in futur
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington State University-led research indicates that a common chemotherapy drug could carry a toxic inheritance for children and grandchildren of adolescent cancer survivors.
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Testing for antibiotic resistance no longer constrained by time
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Ikoma [Japan], October 21 (ANI): The process of figuring out a bacterial infection's drug susceptibility profile takes a long time. Researchers from the Nara Institute of Science and Technology and their cooperating partners have just published reports on a technology that could potentially
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Study: Susceptibility to fake news found in people with dark personality t
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 20 (ANI): The findings of a new study at the Human-Computer-Media Institute at Julius-Maximilians-Universitat Wurzburg (JMU) in Bavaria, Germany suggest that people who have dark personality traits are susceptible to fake news.
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Electronic gaming can result in life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias in v
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Philadelphia [US], October 15 (ANI): Computer gaming might create life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias in vulnerable youngsters whose tendency may have previously gone unreported, according to a new study.
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Study: Electronic gaming can cause life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias in
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Philadelphia [US], October 11 (ANI): Researchers revealed how electronic gaming can cause life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias in susceptible children whose predisposition may have gone unnoticed previously. The researchers discovered a rare yet distinct trend in youngsters who lose conscio
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Study shows age often plays bigger role than genetics in gene expression,
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 8 (ANI): Our genetics, the environment and our age all play important roles in our health, but which of these is the most important? A new study suggests that in many cases, age plays a more important role than genetics in determining which genes in our bodies are tu
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