Genetics
Neither genetics nor social background is a very good predictor of your body weight
There's long been a debate about whether genetics or the environment people are raised in is the biggest cause of obesity.
Jul 15, 2022
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Medical research
Study sheds light on why immunodeficiency affects only one identical twin
Scientists have long queried the causes of immune disorders in only one of two identical twins with identical genes. New research from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, the Josep Carreras Leukemia Research Institute in Spain ...
Apr 1, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Multiple sclerosis study with twins untangles environmental and genetic influences
Researchers at the University of Zurich and Munich's LMU Klinikum hospital have studied the immune system of pairs of monozygotic twins to identify the influence of the environment and of genetics in cases of multiple sclerosis. ...
Feb 16, 2022
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Genetics
Five things research from twins taught us about health, behavior and what makes us unique
Researchers often compare the differences between identical and fraternal twins to better understand health and behavior.
Dec 30, 2021
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Neuroscience
Twins study indicates environmental factors significant in Alzheimer's pathology
The question of genetic vs environmental influences plays a major role in research into brain aging, with researchers from UNSW Sydney's Centre for Healthy Brain Aging (CHeBA) revealing new insights into one of the hallmarks ...
Dec 20, 2021
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Genetics
Sex, drugs, and genes: Moral attitudes share a genetic basis
Few hallmarks of the 1960s counterculture stand out like sex, drugs, and rock-n-roll—elements of a "lifestyle" that Life magazine once branded as "antithetical in almost every respect to that of conventional America." ...
Oct 26, 2021
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Genetics
Twin study is first to reveal genetic risk factors for PTSD and migraine
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and migraine often co-occur, but researchers knew relatively little about how or why this happens. A new study in Frontiers in Neuroscience is the first to investigate if the conditions ...
Jun 22, 2021
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Genetics
Ancestry tests affect race self-identification
A genetic ancestry test (GAT) can not only unearth deep family secrets, it also can change how people self-identify their race on surveys. A new study by Stanford sociologists delves into how such changes could affect data ...
May 17, 2021
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Genetics
Eating habits partly down to your genetics, finds new study
Your food intake patterns are partly under genetic control, according to the latest research from researchers at King's College London, published today in the journal Twin Research and Human Genetics.
Jan 19, 2021
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Identical twins aren't perfect clones, research shows
If you're an identical twin who's always resisted being called a clone of your sibling, scientists say you have a point.
Jan 7, 2021
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