Obstetrics & gynaecology
Genetic interaction with contraceptives can cause weight gain
Genetics may explain why some women gain weight when using a popular method of birth control, researchers say.
Jun 9, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Inherited mutation linked to higher prostate cancer risk in African American families
For years, researchers have known that men of African ancestry are at greater risk of developing prostate cancer with research suggesting that inherited factors may contribute to their greater risk.
Jun 5, 2020
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Study takes next step toward treatment for Alzheimer's disease
To date, scientists have identified 32 genetic mutations associated with an increased risk of Alzheimer's disease, with BYU contributing to many of those discoveries. Finding those links is important foundational research, ...
Jun 3, 2020
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Cardiology
Genetic risk scores may improve clinical identification of patients with heart attack risk
Genetic variants have been linked with a higher risk of having a heart attack, permitting the calculation of "polygenic risk scores" (PRS) that quantify patients' inherited susceptibility based on the number of variants they ...
Jun 3, 2020
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Genetics
Problems with alcohol? 29 gene variants may explain why
A genome-wide analysis of more than 435,000 people has identified 29 genetic variants linked to problematic drinking, researchers at Yale University School of Medicine and colleagues report May 25 in the journal Nature Neuroscience.
May 25, 2020
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Genetics
Researchers identify most powerful gene variant for height known to date
A team of researchers from Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Socios En Salud, and the Broad Institute at Harvard and MIT report they have identified the single largest genetic contributor to height known ...
May 13, 2020
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Genes may play a role in weight gain from birth control
A woman's genetic make-up may cause her to gain weight when using a popular form of birth control, according to a study from researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.
May 12, 2020
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Genetics
Genetic scoring can identify more men at risk for aortic aneurysm
A new genetic risk score based on 29 mutations in the blood identified more men at increased risk for an abdominal aortic aneurysm and who could benefit from screening to detect it prior to rupture, according to preliminary ...
May 5, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Your genes could determine whether the coronavirus puts you in the hospital
When some people become infected with the coronavirus, they only develop mild or undetectable cases of COVID-19. Others suffer severe symptoms, fighting to breathe on a ventilator for weeks, if they survive at all.
May 5, 2020
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Cardiology
Genetic study ties higher alcohol consumption to increased stroke and PAD risk
Higher alcohol consumption was shown to be associated with an increased risk of having a stroke or developing peripheral artery disease, according to new research published today in Circulation: Genomic and Precision Medicine, ...
May 5, 2020
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