Diabetes
Age-specific causal link for adiposity, CV risk factors
(HealthDay)—Adiposity has an age-specific causal effect on cardiovascular risk factors, according to research published online Feb. 23 in Diabetes.
Mar 3, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Drug improves measures of genetic disease that affects liver, spleen
Among previously untreated adults with Gaucher disease type 1, a genetic disease in which there is improper metabolism due to a defect in an enzyme, treatment with the drug eliglustat resulted in significant improvements ...
Feb 17, 2015
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Genetics
Genetic discovery about childhood blindness paves the way for new treatments
Finding genes for retinal degenerations has immediate benefits for people living with blindness and vision loss, their families, and their physicians. Establishing a genetic cause confirms the clinical diagnosis at the molecular ...
Jan 12, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How well you sleep may depend on your genes, study suggests
(HealthDay)—How much sleep you get each night may depend to some extent on your genes, a new study suggests.
Dec 3, 2014
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Genetics
Scientists find genetic variants influence a person's response to statins
A large analysis of over 40,000 individuals on statin treatment has identified two new genetic variants which influence how 'bad' cholesterol levels respond to statin therapy.
Oct 28, 2014
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Genetics
Gene interacts with stress and leads to heart disease in some people
A new genetic finding from Duke Medicine suggests that some people who are prone to hostility, anxiety and depression might also be hard-wired to gain weight when exposed to chronic stress, leading to diabetes and heart disease.
Oct 1, 2014
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Genetics
Researchers identify new rare neuromuscular disease
An international team of researchers has identified a new inherited neuromuscular disorder. The rare condition is the result of a genetic mutation that interferes with the communication between nerves and muscles, resulting ...
Sep 4, 2014
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
New insights could help in battle to beat Parkinson's disease
Scientists have taken a step closer to understanding the causes of Parkinson's disease, identifying what's happening at a cellular level to potentially help develop future treatments.
Jun 26, 2014
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Genetics
Researchers identify gene that causes obesity-related metabolic syndrome
(Medical Xpress)—Yale-led research has identified a genetic mutation responsible for the cluster of cardiovascular risk factors that comprise the obesity-related "metabolic syndrome." The study appears in the May 15 issue ...
May 15, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Prostate cancer and blood lipids share genetic links
Numerous studies have suggested a relationship between cardiovascular disease risk factors and prostate cancer. A new study by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, with colleagues in ...
Apr 30, 2014
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