News tagged with disease susceptibility


Regular consumption of sugary beverages linked to increased genetic risk of obesity

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers from Harvard School of Public Health have found that greater consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) is linked with a greater genetic susceptibility to high body mass index (BMI) and ...

Overweight and Obesity created Sep 21, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Diseases of aging map to a few 'hotspots' on the human genome

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers have long known that individual diseases are associated with genes in specific locations of the genome. Genetics researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill now have shown ...

Genetics created Sep 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Inflammation drives Crohn's disease, says study

Inflammation -- not genetic susceptibility -- drives the growth of intestinal bacteria and invasive E. coli linked to Crohn's disease (CD), reports a new Cornell study.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Aug 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

ANCA-associated vasculitis has genetic component

(HealthDay) -- A genome-wide association study of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis shows a genetic contribution to disease susceptibility, which differs between granulomatosis ...

Genetics created Jul 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Infant vaccination 'delays' triple in Oregon: study

(HealthDay) -- Oregon has seen a sharp rise in the number of parents who are delaying infant vaccinations, a trend that experts warn raises the risk of outbreaks of serious, even deadly, diseases.

Pediatrics created Jun 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Viral infections in infancy are not associated with wheezing symptoms in later childhood

The number of viral infections during infancy is not associated with wheezing later in childhood, according to a new study from researchers in the Netherlands. While viral illnesses with wheezing in infancy predicted wheezing ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

UNC scientists describe protein that protects against colon cancer

A family of proteins is yielding new information about how it contributes to the development of gastrointestinal disease and cancer. A team of UNC scientists reports that in pre-clinical models, the absence of a protein called ...

Immunology created Apr 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Urgent research needed to determine most effective follow-up care for lung cancer patients

Scientist say there is an urgent need for research into all aspects of follow-up care in lung cancer. The study presented in the May 2012 issue of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer's (IASLC) Journal of ...

Cancer created Apr 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Exposure to micronutrients pre-pregnancy associated with gene modifications in offspring

The offspring of women who were given micronutrient supplements (minerals needed in small quantities, such as iron, iodine and vitamin A) before they became pregnant had gene modifications at birth as well as when they were ...

Genetics created Feb 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Scientists perform large asian genome-wide association study on kidney disease

Singapore and China scientists, headed by Dr Liu Jianjun, Senior Group Leader and Associate Director of Human Genetics at the Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) and Dr Yu Xueqing, a nephrologist at the 1st Affiliated Hospital ...

Genetics created Dec 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pinpointing asthma susceptibility in Japanese adults

A team of geneticists has identified five specific gene regions associated with asthma susceptibility among Japanese adults. Mayumi Tamari of the RIKEN Center for Genomic Medicine, Yokohama, led the research.

Genetics created Dec 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study participants at risk for Alzheimer's talk about their genetic test results

If you had a family history of developing Alzheimer's disease, would you take a genetic test that would give you more information about your chances?

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Dec 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Rare gene variants linked to inflammatory bowel disease

(Medical Xpress) -- An international team of scientists, including researchers from Karolinska Institutet, have identified several rare gene variants that predispose to IBD (Inflammatory Bowel Disease). The study provides ...

Inflammatory disorders created Oct 10, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Three possible susceptibility genes found in neurodegenerative disorder

An international research team, co-led by scientists at Mayo Clinic's campus in Florida, have discovered three potential susceptibility genes for development of progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), a rare neurodegenerative ...

Genetics created Jun 19, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers show new evidence of genetic 'arms race' against malaria

For tens of thousands of years, the genomes of malaria parasites and humans have been at war with one another. Now, University of Pennsylvania geneticists, in collaboration with an international team of scientists, have developed ...

Genetics created Jun 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast


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