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Genetic variants associated with vitamin B12

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Sep 08, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (10) | comments 0

Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and their collaborators at Tufts University and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) have identified a common genetic influence on B12 vitamin levels in the blood, ...


Alzheimer's Gene Alters Brain Function in Young Adults

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Sep 10, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The gene most closely linked to an increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease affects brain activity in young adults -- much earlier in life than previously reported -- according to researchers at Duke ...


The neurobiology of musicality related to the intrinsic attachment behavior?

Medicine & Health / Research

created May 26, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Music is social communication between individuals -- humming of lullabies attach infant to parent and singing or playing music adds croup cohesion. The neurobiology of music perception and production is likely to be related ...


Genes that influence start of menstruation identified for first time

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created May 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Researchers from the Peninsula Medical School, along with collaborators from research institutions across Europe and the United States, have for the first time identified two genes that are involved in determining when girls ...


Geography and history shape genetic differences in humans

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created Jun 05, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

New research indicates that natural selection may shape the human genome much more slowly than previously thought. Other factors -- the movements of humans within and among continents, the expansions and contractions of populations, ...


Bad driving may have genetic basis, study finds

Bad driving may have genetic basis, study finds

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Bad drivers may in part have their genes to blame, suggests a new study by UC Irvine neuroscientists.


Scientists discover novel mechanism that increases colorectal cancer risk

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jun 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Finnish Academy Professors Lauri Aaltonen and Jussi Taipale have identified and described a mechanism whereby a single-base change in the human genome increases the risk of colorectal cancer.


Researchers isolate first 'neuroprotective' gene in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created May 12, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A genetic variant that substantially improves survival of individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, has been indentified by a consortium of researchers led by John Landers, ...


Gene linked to increasingly common type of blood cancer

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created Jul 20, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

California and Arizona researchers have identified a gene variant that carries nearly twice the risk of developing an increasingly common type of blood cancer, according to a study published online today by the science journal ...


Are the monoamines involved in shaping conduct disorders?

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Sep 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Antisocial and aggressive behaviours represent a widespread and expensive social problem. Recent research has convincingly shown that there is a strong interaction between genetic inheritance and environment for development ...


Gene may put women with migraine at increased risk of heart disease and stroke

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created Jul 30, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Women who experience migraine with aura appear to be at an increased risk of heart disease and stroke if they have a certain gene, according to a study published in the July 30, 2008, online issue of Neurology, the medica ...


Does gene show link between migraine and stroke or heart attacks?

Medicine & Health / Research

created Feb 16, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New research looks at whether a gene variant may affect the link between migraine and stroke or heart attacks. The study is published in the February 17, 2009, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academ ...


On a high-fat diet, protective gene variant becomes bad actor

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created Jan 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New evidence in mice bolsters the notion that a version of a gene earlier shown to protect lean people against weight gain and insulin resistance can have the opposite effect in those who eat a high-fat diet and are heavier, ...


Childhood obesity risk increased by newly-discovered genetic mutations

Childhood obesity risk increased by newly-discovered genetic mutations

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Jan 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Three new genetic variations that increase the risk of obesity are revealed in a new study, published today in the journal Nature Genetics. The authors suggest that if each acted independently, these ...


Gene may lead to early onset of brain tumor

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created Jan 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

People with a particular gene variant may be more likely to develop brain tumors, and at an earlier age, than people without the gene, according to a study published in the January 27, 2009, print issue of Neurology, the me ...