In African Americans, the genetic risk landscape for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is very different from that of people with European ancestry, according to results of the first whole-genome study of IBD in African Americans. ...
Feb 19, 2021
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A paper by a multidisciplinary team of scientists affiliated with various Brazilian institutions, including the University of São Paulo (USP) and the National Cancer Institute (INCA), shows that people of African descent ...
Feb 2, 2021
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The colons of African-Americans and people of European descent age differently, new research reveals, helping explain racial disparities in colorectal cancer—the cancer that killed beloved "Black Panther" star Chadwick ...
Jan 21, 2021
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Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) are degenerative brain diseases that affect over 5.8 million people in the U.S. Rates of ADRD are higher among Black and Latinx individuals compared to non-Latinx white individuals. ...
Nov 6, 2020
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Disturbed sleep patterns do not cause Alzheimer's disease but people who are at high genetic risk of developing Alzheimer's disease may be more likely to be a "morning person," have shorter sleep duration and other measures ...
Aug 19, 2020
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(HealthDay)—From 2001 to 2016, the incidence of testicular germ cell tumors increased across all racial/ethnic groups but remained highest among non-Hispanic whites (NHWs), according to a study published online May 8 in ...
May 8, 2020
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Genetic loci associated with certain sedentary leisure activities are reported in Nature Communications this week. Based on genetic and observational analyses, the paper suggests that spending an increased amount of time ...
Apr 22, 2020
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Genetic tests to predict a person's risk of heart disease and heart attack have limited benefit over conventional testing.
Feb 18, 2020
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Designer baby, anyone? A New Jersey startup company, Genomic Prediction, might be able to help you.
Nov 21, 2019
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A new study led by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has found that that using a polygenic risk score (PRS) based on data from genome-wide association studies (GWAS) improves psychosis risk prediction ...
Nov 12, 2019
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