Contraception, evolution and the genetic maintenance of same-sex sexual behavior
Evolution depends on genes being passed down through the generations via reproduction, and same-sex sexual behavior does not result in offspring.
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Investigative Techniques: News and Research on Epidemiologic Research Design
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Improving the study of sex-based differences in complex traits and disease
Phenotypic sex differences are common in many aspects of health and disease. Despite the success of genome-wide association studies in improving the understanding of how genetic variation contributes to the manifestation ...
May 12, 2023
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Integrating genetic and environmental risk assessment to improve stroke prevention
Using a stroke PRS for East Asian populations comprising 534 genetic variants associated with stroke or stroke-related traits identified from large-scale genome-wide association studies (GWASs), Xiangfeng Lu and Dongfeng ...
Apr 24, 2023
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Bioinformatic exploration of perivascular space discovers 24 genomic risk loci
An international team of 79 researchers have collaborated on a study published in Nature Medicine to delve into perivascular spaces (PVS), a poorly understood artifact seen in magnetic resonance imaging of cerebral small ...
Scientists narrow down pool of potential height genes
When it comes to height, our fate is sealed along with our growth plates—cartilage near the ends of bones that hardens as a child develops. Research published April 14 in the journal Cell Genomics shows that cells in these ...
Apr 14, 2023
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Childhood diarrhea has genetic links, study finds
Susceptibility to diarrhea, a major cause of infant deaths in low- and middle-income countries, has genetic links which could hold the key to new treatments, research suggests.
Mar 31, 2023
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Machine learning models rank predictive risks for Alzheimer's disease
Once adults reach age 65, the threshold age for the onset of Alzheimer's disease, the extent of their genetic risk may outweigh age as a predictor of whether they will develop the fatal brain disorder, a new study suggests.
Mar 30, 2023
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Multiple substance use disorders may share inherited genetic signature
A new study suggests that a common genetic signature may increase a person's risk of developing substance use disorders, regardless of whether the addiction is to alcohol, tobacco, cannabis or opioids. The research, led by ...
Mar 22, 2023
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A genetic predisposition may protect some night shift workers against sleep loss
Up to 25% of public sector employees in the UK do some form of night work. Similar numbers in other countries engage in shift work. But increasing evidence shows night work and persistent circadian rhythm disruption is a ...
Mar 17, 2023
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Large-scale study enables new insights into rare eye disorders
Researchers have analyzed image and genomic data from the UK Biobank to find insights into rare diseases of the human eye. These include retinal dystrophies—a group of inherited disorders affecting the retina—which are also ...
Mar 9, 2023
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