Genetics
A therapeutic target for high blood pressure control
Yale researchers have identified a potential target for the development of antihypertensive drugs.
Jan 13, 2023
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Genetics
Researchers identify genes that directly influence what we eat
In one of the first large-scale studies of genes related to diet, researchers have uncovered almost 500 genes that appear to directly influence the foods we eat. The findings represent an important step toward using a person's ...
Jul 22, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers discover biomarkers of ALS in teeth
Mount Sinai scientists have identified biological markers present in childhood that relate to the degenerative and often fatal neurological disease called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease, ...
May 21, 2020
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Caffeine gets you to the finish line faster, reveals new study on sprint performance
At the international level of sports, even the smallest advantage can take an athlete from being a mere participant to a podium finisher. Consequently, athletes try to achieve that competitive edge with the help of performance ...
Nov 28, 2022
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Neuroscience
Restoring control to a particular brain region may help to prevent return to use of opioids
A team of neuroscientists at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) has identified changes in the activity of brain cells known as pyramidal neurons, which contribute to drug seeking in a preclinical model of opioid ...
May 13, 2023
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Health
Not all dietary fiber is equal: Cereal fiber linked with lower inflammation, but not fruit or vegetable fiber
Researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and colleagues evaluated whether dietary fiber intake was associated with a decrease in inflammation in older adults and if fiber was inversely related to ...
Apr 6, 2022
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Genetics
Nature vs nurture: Twin study sheds light on heritable brain activity
The way our brain processes different emotional and cognitive tasks may be underpinned by common factors, find scientists from UNSW and Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA).
Feb 16, 2024
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Genetics
It's all connected: Your genes, your environment, and your health
Human health is highly dependent on genetics, yet it is also known to be affected by factors in an individual's environment—and these days that environment is quite stressful. As we shelter in place amid the coronavirus ...
Oct 6, 2020
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Genetics
Western bias in human genetic studies is 'both scientifically damaging and unfair'
Despite efforts to include more diversity in research, people of European ancestry continue to be vastly overrepresented and ethnically diverse populations largely excluded from human genomics research, according to the authors ...
Mar 21, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Psychotic experiences are quite common even among people who don't have a mental health condition
Have you ever seen or heard something that turned out not to exist? Or have you ever thought something was happening that no one else noticed—perhaps thinking you were being followed, or that something was trying to communicate ...
Oct 3, 2019
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