Genetics
Beating a running personal best could come down to genetics, research reveals
Struggling to shave seconds off your Park Run personal best? Don't worry, scientists have revealed it could all be down to your genetics.
Jul 25, 2023
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News tagged with single nucleotide polymorphisms
Oncology & Cancer
Cis-regulatory sequences indicative of nasopharyngeal carcinoma risk identified
Research led by the Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center in China has highlighted genetic risks for nasopharyngeal carcinoma. In a paper titled "High-throughput identification of regulatory elements and functional assays ...
Genetics
Pathogen-specific innate immune response patterns shown to be distinctly affected by genetic diversity
Not everyone reacts to infectious agents in the same way: some fall ill very severely, others only slightly, and still others possibly not at all.
Jun 12, 2023
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Genetics
Research examines the role of genetics in opioid use disorder
New research out of the University of Cincinnati examines the association between genetics and the presence of opioid use disorder (OUD). The study identified six single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) or genetic variants ...
Apr 27, 2023
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Cardiology
Endometriosis causally associated with ischemic stroke
Endometriosis has a causal link to ischemic stroke, according to a research letter published in the February issue of Stroke, a theme issue focused on the topic of cerebrovascular diseases and women, in conjunction with the ...
Jan 24, 2023
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Genetics
Combining multiple maps reveals new genetic risk factors for blindness
Combining a map of gene regulatory sites with disease-associated loci has uncovered a new genetic risk factor of adult-onset macular degeneration (AMD), according to a new study publishing January 17 in the open access journal ...
Jan 17, 2023
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Gastroenterology
Causal link identified between bipolar disorder, IBD
Bipolar disorder (BD) is causally associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a study published online Sept. 20 in Frontiers in Genetics.
Oct 22, 2022
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Genetics
Single change in genetic code promotes development of inflammation, high blood pressure and resulting kidney damage
Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have found that the change in a single letter of the genetic code promotes, in a mouse model, the development of inflammation, high blood pressure and resulting kidney damage.
Oct 21, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Genetic variation explains racial disparity in esophageal cancer cases
Esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) is a type of cancer affecting the mucus-secreting glands of the lower esophagus—the tube connecting the throat to the stomach. It is the most common form of esophageal cancer and often preceded ...
Sep 22, 2022
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Neuroscience
People respond differently to psychedelic drugs—genetics could be the reason
Cluster headaches, anxiety and depression can be debilitating for people living with these conditions. Psychedelic drugs have shown benefits as treatments for these conditions in clinical studies, but not for everyone. Now, ...
Jul 27, 2022
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