Not everyone needs 8 hours of sleep to function properly. Some people can feel well-rested and show no negative effects of sleep deprivation, even after just 4 hours of sleep, which is likely the result of a genetic mutation.
Genetic factors contribute to some 30% of breast cancer cases in South Africa, necessitating investment in genomic research in African contexts.
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It's not entirely understood why some children are born with orofacial clefts, such as cleft lip or palate. But a new study suggests a genetic clue may be found in a rare breed of hunting dog.
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The age at which babies take their first steps is strongly influenced by their genes, according to new research from the University of Surrey. In the first study of its kind, scientists analyzed the genetic information of ...
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Screening for common genetic variants in addition to rare genetic variants can help improve patient risk stratification for heart failure, according to a recent study published in Nature Genetics led by investigators at Northwestern ...
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Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) highlighted the success of anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) inhibition therapy in treating hereditary neuroblastoma, a rare subset of a common childhood cancer. Researchers ...
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Pre-eclampsia is a danger to pregnant women. It's a complication characterized by high blood pressure and organ damage, arising during the second half of pregnancy, in labor or in the first week after delivery.
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Failure of a gene-reading quality-control mechanism called Integrator leaves cells littered with abnormal RNA strands that increase cell stress and may contribute to diseases such as cancer and neurodegeneration, a new study ...
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An 11-year-old from Rowlett is set to make medical history as the first person in the world to receive treatment for NARS1.
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A group of researchers in the lab of Prof. Lucía Chávez Gutiérrez (VIB-KU Leuven) has unraveled the genetic contributions to familial Alzheimer's Disease development and revealed how specific mutations act as a clock to ...
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