Medical Xpress: PHYSorg news tagged with: european population http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Study finds fat and bone mass are genetically linked When it comes to body shape, diet and exercise can only take us so far. Our body shape and geometry are largely determined by genetic factors. Genetics also have an impact on our body composition – including soft fat tissue and hard bone tissue – and can lead to excess fat or osteoporosis. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-fat-bone-mass-genetically-linked.html Medical research Mon, 11 Mar 2013 13:02:24 EST news282225632 Age-proof diet for longevity By studying the molecular mechanism of food nutrients from a Mediterranean diet in an elderly population, scientists hope to help countering their physical and mental decline. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-age-proof-diet-longevity.html Health Thu, 28 Feb 2013 07:46:28 EST news281259975 The number of multiple births affected by congenital anomalies has doubled since the 1980s The number of congenital anomalies, or birth defects arising from multiple births has almost doubled since the 1980s, suggests a new study published today (6 February) in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-multiple-births-affected-congenital-anomalies.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Tue, 05 Feb 2013 19:00:05 EST news279307146 New approaches to combating rheumatic fever in children Leading international researchers and doctors are meeting at the University of Otago, Wellington this week to identify new approaches to reducing the very high levels of rheumatic fever in New Zealand and Australia. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-approaches-combating-rheumatic-fever-children.html Inflammatory disorders Tue, 05 Feb 2013 06:20:01 EST news279267041 Harmful protein-coding mutations in people arose largely in the past 5,000 to 10,000 years (Update) (Medical Xpress)—A study dating the age of more than 1 million single-letter variations in the human DNA code reveals that most of these mutations are of recent origin, evolutionarily speaking. These kinds of mutations change one nucleotide – an A, C, T or G – in the DNA sequence.  Over 86 percent of the harmful protein-coding mutations of this type arose in humans just during the past 5,000 to 10,000 years. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-genetic-variation-varies-populations.html Genetics Wed, 28 Nov 2012 13:00:37 EST news273327980 Myths and misunderstandings hamper efforts to prevent cancer New insights on the global fight to prevent cancers were presented during the ESMO 2012 Congress of the European Society for Medical Oncology in Vienna. The studies highlight the challenges of overcoming misunderstandings about how important lifestyle factors are in reducing cancer risk. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-myths-hamper-efforts-cancer.html Cancer Sun, 30 Sep 2012 06:08:03 EST news268204071 'Berlin Man,' doctor convinced HIV cure is real (AP)—More than five years after a radical treatment, a San Francisco man and his German doctor are convinced that he remains the first person cured of infection with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-berlin-doctor-convinced-hiv-real.html HIV & AIDS Wed, 12 Sep 2012 16:22:52 EST news266685763 We are what we experience: study the ups and downs, and everything in between -- shape us, stay with us and influence our emotional set point as adults, according to a new study led by Virginia Commonwealth University researchers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-we-are-what-experience-study.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 05 Oct 2011 16:14:15 EST news237050047