Scientists are narrowing in on checklists of both errant genes and the environmental factors that could trigger those genes to more accurately assess type 1 diabetes risk and help children and their families avoid it.
Jan 3, 2019
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Food allergies are associated with heightened levels of disease activity in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), shows research published online in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry.
Dec 18, 2018
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Tracking human demographic, climate, and environmental data may help scientists predict and prioritize areas with high risk for mosquito-borne diseases, according to new research.
Dec 13, 2018
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By combining data on individuals' lifetime sun exposure and their genetics, researchers can generate improved predictions of their risk of skin cancer, according to findings presented at the American Society of Human Genetics ...
Oct 17, 2018
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A reliable means of predicting disease risk and communities engaged in controlling mosquito populations are helping South Dakotans get a handle on West Nile virus. It did not happen by chance.
Sep 11, 2018
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People who consume a diet high in vegetables and fish may have a reduced risk of multiple sclerosis, new research led by Curtin University has found.
Aug 15, 2018
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Researchers have found strong evidence that environmental exposures, including air pollution, affect gene expressions associated with respiratory diseases much more than genetic ancestry. The study, published today in Nature ...
Mar 6, 2018
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Differences among people, such as eye colour or hair colour, come from slight variations in our genetic code. As technology advances, it's getting easier to unlock the secrets in our DNA to gain new insights into who we are ...
Dec 11, 2017
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Social and economic factors have led to a dramatic rise in type 2 diabetes and obesity around the world. In a review in Science, Mark McCarthy, professor at the University of Oxford, UK, and Paul Franks, professor at Lund ...
Oct 6, 2016
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Two new studies from a group at North Carolina State University give researchers new strategies for connecting environmental exposures to human health effects.
May 12, 2016
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