Genetics
Researchers link 27 genetic variants to ADHD
Why do some people get ADHD, while others do not? And how early in life or in the womb is the seed of ADHD sown?
Feb 9, 2023
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Nature Genetics
Genetics
Genetics of human face begin to reveal underlying profile
The genetics behind the shape of the human face are difficult to decipher, but now an international team of researchers has connected specific genetic signals with specific areas of the face. They not only can see the signals ...
Dec 7, 2020
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Genetics
Genetics of cholesterol point to possible drug targets for heart disease, diabetes
From the DNA of nearly 300,000 veterans, scientists have singled out a handful of genetic mutations that not only govern levels of cholesterol, but may also inform the development and use of drugs for cardiovascular disease ...
Oct 1, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Study suggests metastasis gets its start much earlier than thought
A team of researchers from Stanford University in the U.S. and Southern University of Science and Technology in China has found evidence that suggests metastasis of cancerous tumors may get its start much earlier than previously ...
Genetics
Parkinson's disease may start in the gut
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and the University of North Carolina in the USA have mapped out the cell types behind various brain disorders. The findings are published in Nature Genetics and offer a roadmap ...
Apr 27, 2020
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Genetics
Researchers unlock genetic 'treasure map' for chronic kidney disease
Despite impacting an estimated 850 million people and being responsible for 1 in 60 deaths worldwide, few treatments are available for chronic kidney disease. Understanding the genetic variations associated with the disease ...
Aug 13, 2021
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Genetics
Genetic study reveals ancestry-specific risk factors for coronary artery disease
A large team of researchers affiliated with a host of institutions across Japan has identified multiple loci associated with ancestry-specific risk factors for coronary artery disease. In their paper published in the journal ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Genetic study reveals metabolic origins of anorexia
A global study, led by researchers at King's College London and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, suggests that anorexia nervosa is at least partly a metabolic disorder, and not purely psychiatric as previously ...
Jul 15, 2019
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Genetics
People with certain genetic loci are 11% more likely to lose the ability to smell or taste from COVID
A team of researchers at genomics and biotechnology company 23andMe have found that people with a certain genetic locus are 11% more likely to lose the ability to smell or taste due to a COVID-19 infection. In their paper ...
Genetics
International study completes the largest genetic map of psychiatric disorders so far
An international study published in the journal Cell, has described 109 genetic variants associated with eight psychiatric disorders: autism, ADHD, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder ...
Mar 10, 2020
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