Psychology & Psychiatry
Genetics might determine which smokers get hooked, research says
Researchers have identified genetic risk factors that may accelerate a teen's progression to becoming a lifelong heavy smoker.
Mar 27, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Schizophrenia genes increase chance of IQ loss
People who are at greater genetic risk of schizophrenia are more likely to see a fall in IQ as they age, even if they do not develop the condition.
Feb 21, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Polygenic risk score helpful for women with familial breast CA
(HealthDay)—For women affected by familial breast cancer, a polygenic risk score based on 22 genomic variants can identify women at high-risk of breast cancer, according to a study published in the Dec. 10 issue of the ...
Dec 18, 2012
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Cardiology
New tool helps doctors predict heart attack patients at risk for repeat hospitalization
Some heart attack patients end up back in the hospital just weeks after going home. It can happen for a variety of reasons, but doctors haven't had a reliable way to predict which patients will return—until now.
Nov 5, 2012
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Noninvasive genetic test for Down syndrome and Edwards syndrome highly accurate
Current screening strategies for Down syndrome, caused by fetal trisomy 21 (T21), and Edwards syndrome, caused by fetal trisomy 18 (T18), have false positive rates of 2 to 3%, and false negative rates of 5% or higher. Positive ...
Jun 5, 2012
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Genetics
A hidden architecture: Researchers use novel methods to uncover gene mutations for common diseases
Human geneticists have long debated whether the genetic risk of the most common medical conditions derive from many rare mutations, each conferring a high degree of risk in different people, or common differences throughout ...
Mar 25, 2012
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Autism spectrum disorders
Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital launches study to genetically test for autism
Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital has launched a study to determine whether genetic markers can be used to help identify children who are at risk of developing autism.
Feb 29, 2012
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Cardiology
Family history -- a significant way to improve cardiovascular disease risk assessment
A new study by researchers at The University of Nottingham has proved that assessing family medical history is a significant tool in helping GPs spot patients at high risk of heart disease and its widespread use could save ...
Feb 22, 2012
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