The relative impact of genetics on height does not increase with improvements to the standard of living. These are the findings of an international research group which analysed the impact of genetic and environmental factors ...
Jan 27, 2017
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Online media use such as social networking and gaming could be strongly influenced by our genes, according to a new study by researchers from King's College London.
Jan 23, 2017
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(HealthDay)—The prevalence of driving under the influence of alcohol and illicit drugs has been quantified in a report published Dec. 28 by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
Dec 30, 2016
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The effects of family upbringing on people's food preferences disappear as they start to make their own meal choices, to the point where they have no detectable impact by late adolescence, according to research carried out ...
Jul 8, 2016
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Scientists of the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry have identified four new risk genes that are altered in German patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). The results point to ...
Jun 20, 2016
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(HealthDay)—For children with type 1 diabetes (T1D), the negative influence of celiac disease (CD) on high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) can be improved by adherence to a gluten-free diet (GFD), according to a ...
Jun 17, 2016
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Most of us think that friendship is a two-way street—but that's true only half the time, according to research from Tel Aviv University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
May 5, 2016
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University of Texas at Arlington researchers have found that by age 3 environmental influences such as parenting are relevant factors in the development of toddlers' self-control when they are asked not to do something they ...
Apr 14, 2016
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A large study from Japan found that cancer patients who died at home tended to live longer than those who died in hospitals. Published early online in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the findings ...
Mar 28, 2016
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Three societal factors—social responsibility, health, and virtual decision making—are influencing food packaging decisions. Formal connections that link the value of post-consumer packaging to more sustainable package ...
Mar 18, 2016
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