News tagged with genetic links

Researchers find genetic link to dislike of cilantro / coriander

(Medical Xpress)—Cilantro or coriander as it's known in Britain and some other places, is a leafy green herb commonly used in Mexican food and has a history of having one of those kinds of flavors that ...

Genetics Sep 13, 2012 | 3.9 / 5 (8) | 10 |

Researchers find genetic link to PTSD

(Medical Xpress) -- A team of Swiss and German researchers has found that a certain gene allele can be linked to increased emotional memory retention and because of that appears to be a factor in people who suffer from post ...

Genetics May 15, 2012 | 4.8 / 5 (5) | 0 |

New genetic study defines the genetic map of the Jewish Diasporas

A new genetic analysis focusing on Jews from North Africa has provided an overall genetic map of the Jewish Diasporas. The findings support the historical record of Middle Eastern Jews settling in North Africa during Classical ...

Genetics Aug 06, 2012 | 5 / 5 (3) | 0 |

Are schizophrenia and autism close relations?

(Medical Xpress)—Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), a category that includes autism, Asperger Syndrome, and Pervasive Developmental Disorder, are characterized by difficulty with social interaction and communication, or repetitive ...

Autism spectrum disorders Oct 23, 2012 | 5 / 5 (3) | 0 |

New genetic links to MS also play roles in other autoimmune diseases

Results of the largest genomics study of multiple sclerosis patients ever undertaken have identified more than two dozen new genetic variants linked to disease risk, including some previously implicated in other autoimmune ...

Genetics Aug 10, 2011 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

Research team discovers genes and disease mechanisms behind a common form of muscular dystrophy

Continuing a series of groundbreaking discoveries begun in 2010 about the genetic causes of the third most common form of inherited muscular dystrophy, an international team of researchers led by a scientist at Fred Hutchinson ...

Cancer Jan 12, 2012 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0 |

Researchers find genetic cause for body tremors

Researchers at the University of Montreal and its affiliated CHU Sainte-Justine and CHUM hospitals have linked some cases of Essential Tremor (ET) to a specific genetic problem. ET is the most common movement disorder, becoming ...

Genetics Aug 02, 2012 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0 |

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 ...

Medical research Mar 11, 2013 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

International study points to inflammation as a cause of plaque buildup in heart vessels

Fifteen new genetic regions associated with coronary artery disease have been identified by a large, international consortium of scientists—including researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine—taking a ...

Genetics Dec 02, 2012 | 4.5 / 5 (2) | 0 |

Discovers new asthma gene in African-Americans, replicates four others

A new national collaboration of asthma genetics researchers has revealed a novel gene associated with the disease in African-Americans, according to a new scientific report.

Genetics Aug 01, 2011 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 |

Three new genetic links to breast cancer identified

(Medical Xpress) -- An international team of researchers has identified three new genetic loci associated with an increased susceptibility to breast cancer. As described in their paper published in Nature Ge ...

Genetics Jan 23, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 |

23andMe discovers surprising genetic connections between breast size and breast cancer

Using data from its unique online research platform, 23andMe, a leading personal genetics company, has identified seven single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) significantly associated with breast size, including three SNPs ...

Genetics Jul 03, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

A gene implicated in schizophrenia risk is also associated with risk for cannabis dependence

A paper by Shizhong Han and colleagues in the current issue of Biological Psychiatry implicates a new gene in the risk for cannabis dependence. This gene, NRG1, codes for the ErbB4 receptor, a protein implicated in synapt ...

Genetics Oct 11, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 1

New genetic link found between normal fetal growth and cancer

Two researchers at the National Institutes of Health discovered a new genetic link between the rapid growth of healthy fetuses and the uncontrolled cell division in cancer. The findings shed light on normal development and ...

Genetics Apr 09, 2013 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 |

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