Genetics
Why you drink black coffee: It's in your genes
People who like to drink their coffee black also prefer dark chocolate, a new Northwestern Medicine study found. The reason is in their genes.
Dec 16, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Shining a light on the role of the genome's 'dark matter' in cancer development
Long RNA molecules carrying DNA codes that aren't translated into proteins have long been a mystery of the human genome. Now, scientists at Duke-NUS Medical School have found a way to systematically investigate their functions ...
Nov 4, 2020
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Understanding how a protein wreaks havoc in the brain in Parkinson's disease
What causes neurons to die in Parkinson's disease? Parkinson's disease is a long-term (chronic) neurological condition that affects around 12,000 people in Ireland and between 7 and 10 million people worldwide.
Feb 13, 2020
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Health
Mice subjected to shift work schedule start developing diabetes
Exposing mice to a light-dark cycle meant to mimic the schedule of human shift workers changes insulin sensitivity and glucose tolerance in the animals, according to a study published December 18, 2019 in the open-access ...
Dec 19, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Psychologists define the 'dark core of personality'
Egoism, Machiavellianism, narcissism, psychopathy, sadism, spitefulness and others are among the traits of the malevolent side of human personality. As results from a recently published German-Danish research project show, ...
Sep 27, 2018
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Genetics
AI accurately predicts effects of genetic mutations in biological dark matter
A new machine learning framework, dubbed ExPecto, can predict the effects of genetic mutations in the so-called "dark matter" regions of the human genome. ExPecto pinpoints how specific mutations can disrupt the way genes ...
Jul 16, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Genome's dark matter offers clues to major challenge in prostate cancer
The dark matter of the human genome may shed light on how the hormone androgen impacts prostate cancer.
May 28, 2018
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Ophthalmology
A bit of dark chocolate might sweeten your vision
It may not replace prescription glasses, but a few bites of dark chocolate might offer a slight and temporary bump up in vision quality, new research suggests.
Apr 26, 2018
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Cardiology
Eating almonds and dark chocolate lowers bad cholesterol
Eating nearly one-third a cup of almonds a day—either alone or combined with almost one-quarter cup of dark chocolate and 2 1/3 tablespoons of cocoa a day—may reduce a risk factor for coronary heart disease, according ...
Nov 29, 2017
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Cardiology
Regular chocolate consumption may be linked to lower risk of heart flutter
Regular chocolate consumption may be linked to a lower risk of developing the heart rhythm irregularity atrial fibrillation, also known as heart flutter, finds research published online in the journal Heart.
May 23, 2017
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