Diabetes
Pregnant mom's high blood sugar affects kids at ages 10 to 14
Up to 20 percent of women develop gestational diabetes – high blood sugar – during pregnancy, but the long-term effects on their children haven't been known.
Jan 21, 2019
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Genetics
Obesity researchers discover new gene mutation in children
A research team at Leipzig University's Faculty of Medicine has discovered a new mechanism that is associated with severe obesity in children. This genetic rearrangement leads to an unusual expression of a gene involved in ...
Dec 21, 2022
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Genetics
DNA discovery highlights how we maintain healthy blood sugar levels after meals
A study of the DNA of more than 55,000 people worldwide has shed light on how we maintain healthy blood sugar levels after we have eaten, with implications for our understanding of how the process goes wrong in type 2 diabetes.
Jun 8, 2023
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Cardiology
People with genetic predisposition to obesity may have lower risk of cardiovascular disease
The risk of developing cardiovascular disease is lower in people with obesity who have a genetic predisposition for high BMI than people with obesity influenced mainly by environmental factors such as lifestyle, researchers ...
Apr 6, 2023
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Neuroscience
Study shows smoking likely leads to brain shrinkage
Smoking likely shrinks the brain, according to a study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The good news is that quitting smoking can prevent further loss of brain tissue—but still, ...
Dec 12, 2023
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Genetics
Home DNA test results can be challenging for consumers and physicians
It's amazing what a little bit of spit can tell you about a person. With roughly 2 ml of saliva, personal genetic testing, also known as Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing (DTC-GT), can provide insight into your past and ...
Jun 3, 2022
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Genetics
ACMG releases report on incidental findings in clinical exome and genome sequencing
The American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) released the widely-anticipated "ACMG Recommendations for Reporting of Incidental Findings in Clinical Exome and Genome Sequencing" report at its 2013 Annual Clinical ...
Mar 21, 2013
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Inflammatory disorders
Poor sleep may bolster genetic susceptibility to asthma, potentially doubling risk
Poor quality sleep may bolster a person's genetic susceptibility to asthma, potentially doubling their risk of being diagnosed with the condition, suggests a large UK Biobank study, published in BMJ Open Respiratory Research.
Apr 3, 2023
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Overweight & Obesity
Study offers new hope for the fight against genetically determined obesity
Around 2 to 6 percent of all people with obesity develop the condition in early childhood. Obesity-causal mutations in one of the 'appetite genes' gives them a strong genetic predisposition for developing obesity, also called ...
Jun 3, 2018
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Health
Walking may lessen the influence of genes on obesity by half
Watching too much TV can worsen your genetic tendency towards obesity, but you can cut the effect in half by walking briskly for an hour a day, researchers report at the American Heart Association's Epidemiology and Prevention/Nutrition, ...
Mar 14, 2012
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