News tagged with singles

Gene mutation as cause of breast and ovarian cancer

A change to the so-called TERT gene considerably increases the risk of breast and ovarian cancer. This is the result of a current, multicenter study in which the University Department of Gynaecology and the ...

Cancer May 10, 2013 | not rated yet | 0

With two new methods, scientists hope to improve genome-wide association studies

As scientists probe and parse the genetic bases of what makes a human a human (or one human different from another), and vigorously push for greater use of whole genome sequencing, they find themselves increasingly ...

Genetics Apr 26, 2013 | not rated yet | 0 |

Sequencing tracks animal-to-human transmission of bacterial pathogens

Researchers have used whole genome sequencing to reveal if drug-resistant bacteria are transmitted from animals to humans in two disease outbreaks that occurred on different farms in Denmark. The results, which are published ...

Genetics Mar 25, 2013 | not rated yet | 0

Singles feel singled out

(Medical Xpress)—Why is a wonderful person like you still single? Research from the University of Exeter has revealed that single people feel worse about being single when they think about themselves as ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Feb 13, 2013 | 2 / 5 (1) | 0

Genetic variation doubles risk of aortic valve calcification

Researchers have found a genetic variant that doubles the likelihood that people will have calcium deposits on their aortic valve. Such calcification, if it becomes severe, can cause narrowing or a blockage of the aortic ...

Cardiology Feb 06, 2013 | not rated yet | 0 |

Federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program use grows in 2011

In 2011, 13 percent of all American households relied on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)—the program formerly known as food stamps – with nearly 6.2 million more American households using the program ...

Health Jan 15, 2013 | not rated yet | 0

Married women more likely to have positive pregnancies, study finds

(HealthDay)—Compared with unmarried women, married women are less likely to experience domestic abuse, substance abuse or postpartum depression around the time of pregnancy, a new study finds.

Health Jan 03, 2013 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

1,092 genomes and counting

Focusing on fine features in order to see "the big picture" seems almost counterintuitive, but that is exactly what is happening in the field of genomics. Researchers are sequencing human genomes, cataloging ...

Genetics Nov 16, 2012 | 5 / 5 (5) | 0

Smoking and hyperactivity share common genetic risk factor

A variation of a particular gene may link the behaviours typical of childhood attention hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD for short, and those associated with smoking, suggests research published online in the Archives of Di ...

Attention deficit disorders Oct 30, 2012 | not rated yet | 0 |

Researchers find genetic predictors of fatigue for some prostate cancer patients

Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center and the University of South Florida have found that men with prostate cancer who receive androgen deprivation therapy may predictably suffer from fatigue if they have single nucleotide ...

Cancer Oct 26, 2012 | not rated yet | 0 |

DNA findings hold potential for cancert treatment

(Medical Xpress)—Six years ago, Boise State University biology professor Greg Hampikian and computer science colleague Tim Andersen announced that they had identified tiny DNA and protein sequences that were absent in nature. ...

Cancer Oct 09, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

Genome-wide study identifies eight new susceptibility loci for atopic dermatitis

Japanese researchers at the RIKEN Center for Genomic Medicine (CGM) and their colleagues have identified 8 new loci associated with susceptibility to atopic dermatitis in the Japanese population. The findings, ...

Genetics Oct 07, 2012 | 1 / 5 (1) | 0 |

New light on genetics of autism

The genetics of autism is complex and possibly influenced by mutations with very large effects. EU genomics research has found more candidate genes that increase susceptibility to the condition.

Autism spectrum disorders Sep 14, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Genetic counseling doesn't affect pre-diabetes behavior

(HealthDay)—Receiving genetic risk counseling does not significantly alter self-reported motivation or prevention program adherence for overweight individuals at risk for type 2 diabetes, according to a ...

Diabetes Sep 07, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

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