Genetics
Study in twins finds our sensitivity is partly in our genes
Some people are more sensitive than others—and around half of these differences can be attributed to our genes, new research has found.
Jun 2, 2020
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Genetics
New study highlights need for ethnic and ancestral diversity in genomic research
A new multicenter analysis led by researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and other institutions found the inclusion of diverse, multiethnic populations in large-scale ...
Jun 19, 2019
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Owning a dog is influenced by genetic make-up
A team of Swedish and British scientists have studied the heritability of dog ownership using information from 35,035 twin pairs from the Swedish Twin Registry. The new study suggests that genetic variation explains more ...
May 17, 2019
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Medical research
Researchers identify causal variants in blood cells and tie them with genetic mechanisms
A team of researchers affiliated with multiple institutions in and around the Boston area in the U.S. and one in Finland has identified hundreds of possible causal variants associated with blood cell traits, and tied them ...
Genetics
Happy in marriage? Genetics may play a role
People fall in love for many reasons—similar interests, physical attraction, and shared values among them. But if they marry and stay together, their long-term happiness may depend on their individual genes or those of ...
Feb 28, 2019
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Genetic study reveals genes associated with propensity for loneliness and social leanings
A trio of researchers at the University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine has uncovered genes that appear to play a role in a person's propensity for loneliness, and to some degree, how social they are. In their paper ...
Genetics
Genetic risk factors for autism, MS and other diseases differ between the sexes
A pair of studies by researchers at UC San Francisco suggest that genetic variants that have distinct effects on physical traits such as height, weight, body mass, and body shape in men versus women are also linked to men's ...
Jan 23, 2017
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Personality traits and psychiatric disorders linked to specific genomic locations
A meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) has identified six loci or regions of the human genome that are significantly linked to personality traits, report researchers at University of California San Diego ...
Dec 8, 2016
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Same genes drive maths and reading ability
Around half of the genes that influence how well a child can read also play a role in their mathematics ability, say scientists from UCL, the University of Oxford and King's College London who led a study into the genetic ...
Jul 8, 2014
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Neuroscience
Dopamine-receptor gene variant linked to human longevity
(Medical Xpress)—A variant of a gene associated with active personality traits in humans seems to also be involved with living a longer life, UC Irvine and other researchers have found.
Jan 3, 2013
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