Genetics
ZIP code or genetic code?
When it comes to disease and health, which is more powerful—zip code or genetic code?
Jan 14, 2019
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Health
Large study shows link between vitamin D and psoriasis severity
More than eight million people in the U.S. experience psoriasis, a condition in which skin cells build up and form itchy dry patches. A person's vitamin D levels could play an important role in psoriasis severity, according ...
Jul 25, 2023
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Genetics
How stress in the intestine influences chromosome inheritance
Inheriting a normal and intact number of chromosomes in germ cells, egg and sperm, is essential for the preservation of all species. With increasing age, the risk of the egg cell not inheriting the normal set of chromosomes ...
Feb 4, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Exploring mental health through Kendrick Lamar's lyrics
Kendrick Lamar's major-label debut album good kid m.A.A.d. city, released in October 2012, provides rich narratives relating to important mental health themes, including addiction, depression and stress resilience, according ...
May 1, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Gulf War Illness significantly reduces white blood cells' ability to make energy, study finds
A new Duke University-led study finds that Gulf War Illness (GWI), which affects approximately 250,000 U.S. veterans, significantly reduces their white blood cells' ability to make energy and creates a measurable biochemical ...
Nov 1, 2023
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Diabetes
Leading diabetes researcher explains advances in care and studies
With worldwide rates of childhood diabetes on the rise—patient numbers double every 20 years—the race is on to discover a vaccine or possibly a special diet to stem the disease.
Jul 1, 2014
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Genetics
Genetic variations may predispose people to Parkinson's disease following long-term pesticide exposure, study finds
A new UCLA Health study has found that certain genetic variants could help explain how long-term pesticide exposure could increase the risk of Parkinson's disease.
Apr 25, 2024
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Autism spectrum disorders
Does air pollution raise autism risk?
Traffic-related air pollution may play a role in development of autism, new research suggests.
Nov 19, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Highly organised protein structure implicated in schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is associated with enormous personal, familial and societal cost. Exactly how genetic and environmental risk factors act together to lead to the development of schizophrenia is as yet unknown. As a result, current ...
Nov 10, 2014
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Cardiology
The exposome concept: How an unhealthy environment causes cardiovascular disease
Environmental stressors such as air pollution, noise, unhealthy urban planning, and climate change increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, as do traditional risk factors such as smoking, unhealthy diet, and physical ...
May 12, 2023
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