All posts tagged "genetics"
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Details about Angelina Jolie’s Double Mastectomy Decision
After recent news about death of Angelina Jolie’s Aunt to breast cancer social media’s focus in back on to the topic. Conspiracy theory fans talking...
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The Genome is the Destination, Epigenetics is the Route Map
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, looking into prostate cancer, have discovered some common epigenetic characteristics. Their analysis was across the entire genome...
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First Gene Therapy Approved in the West
The European Medicines Agency took gene therapy a big step closer to normalization this week. The Agency reported on its website that it was recommending...
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Are Children Healthier When They Have Older Grandfathers?
A new study has found that older grandfathers may end up having healthier grandchildren. This study observed over 2,000 men who were between the ages...
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Harlequin Type Ichthyosis Information in Children
The Harlequin disease is a condition that happens to children during the time that they were born into this world. Â It is a skin disease...
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You Are What Your Mother Ate
There is a ton of research showing that that obese parents are more likely to have obese children. Whether it’s genetics or lifestyle choices, fat...
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Lung Cancer Gene Tests to Fight Fire with Fire
Finding cancerous cells and tumors is relatively easy. Knowing how best to treat them is very difficult. The aim is to match aggressive treatment to...
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Gene Therapy Offers New Hope for Hemophilia
Gene therapy, a technique for correcting faulty genes, found to offer a new hope for patients suffering from blood clotting disorder like hemophilia B. According...
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Can Vegetables Reduce the Risk of Heart Disease?
A new study showed eating fruits and vegetables may reduce the impact of a gene known to cause heart disease. The study was conducted by...
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New Study Finds Association Between Genetic Variant and Eating Disorders
Genetic variations within the DNA structure of an individual has recently been associated with the long-term eating disorders of patients, as revealed by a new...
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Fat Father = Diabetic Daughter
According to a study published in the journal Nature, girls born to overweight fathers are more likely to have impaired glucose tolerance and insulin secretion....
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Genetic Link to Childhood Obesity
According to a new study, children born with a genetic mutation known as a copy number variation (CNV), are genetically susceptible to developing childhood obesity....
