Genetics
Twin study highlights importance of both genetics and environment on gene activity
New research highlights the extent to which epigenetic variation is influenced by both inherited and environmental factors.
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Genetic variation may increase risk of liver damage in patients with chronic hepatitis B
A new study has shown that genetic variation may increase the risk of severe liver damage in Caucasians with chronic hepatitis B infection.
Jul 27, 2018
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Genetics
Scientists ID more than 1,200 genes linked to educational attainment
An international research team including CU Boulder scientists has identified more than 1,200 genetic variants associated with how much schooling an individual completes and developed a "polygenic score" predictive of more ...
Jul 23, 2018
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Genetics
Mapping the genetic controllers in heart disease
Researchers have developed a 3-D map of the gene interactions that play a key role in cardiovascular disease, a study in eLife reports.
Jul 10, 2018
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
A gene linked to job-related exhaustion in shift workers increases the risk of Alzheimer's
A Finnish study published in the respected SLEEP journal shows that a variation in the melatonin receptor 1A (MTNR1A) gene is linked to the risk of Alzheimer's disease in the elderly. The same research team has previously ...
Jul 6, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Pneumococcal DNA predicts course of infection
In addition to revealing information about a patient's condition, pneumococcal DNA also appears to provide information about the course of an infection. In the next issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases, Radboudumc researchers ...
Jul 6, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Genes associated with infantile forms of schizophrenia identified
Scientists at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro) and McGill University have identified novel genes associated with a specific form of schizophrenia.
Jun 19, 2018
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Cardiology
Gene editing technology may improve accuracy of predicting individuals' heart disease risk
Scientists may now be able to predict whether carrying a specific genetic variant increases a person's risk for disease using gene editing and stem cell technologies, according to new research in the American Heart Association's ...
Jun 18, 2018
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Genetics
We're not prepared for the genetic revolution that's coming
When humans' genetic information (known as the genome) was mapped 15 years ago, it promised to change the world. Optimists anticipated an era in which all genetic diseases would be eradicated. Pessimists feared widespread ...
May 25, 2018
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Cardiology
What can a tasty milkshake teach us about the genetics of heart disease?
From 2002 to 2005, about 800 people in Minnesota and Utah drank more than 1,500 milkshakes, and they got to say they were doing it for science.
Apr 24, 2018
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