Overweight & Obesity

Risk of childhood obesity can be predicted at birth

A simple formula can predict at birth a baby's likelihood of becoming obese in childhood, according to a study published today in the open access journal PLOS ONE.

Oncology & Cancer

Lawson research team working to personalize cancer care

The Lawson Translational Cancer Research Team (LTCRT) of the Lawson Health Research Institute is one of five groups participating in a new study that seeks to personalize cancer drug treatment.

Genetics

Understanding the effects of genes on human traits

Recent technological developments in genomics have revealed a large number of genetic influences on common complex diseases, such as diabetes, asthma, cancer or schizophrenia. However, discovering a genetic variant predisposing ...

Genetics

Genetic risk scores tied to psychiatric diagnostic trajectories

Genetic risk factors for major depression (MD), bipolar disorder (BD), other nonaffective psychosis (ONAP), and schizophrenia are systematically associated with their diagnostic trajectories, according to a study published ...

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