News tagged with genetic cohort

People want to be asked before sharing genetic data

People want to be informed and asked for consent before deciding whether to let researchers share their genetic information in a federal database. This is according to a team of investigators at Group Health Research Institute ...

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Higher risk of GI diseases may mean more vigilance, earlier screenings for minorities

Three studies presented this week at the American College of Gastroenterology's 74th Annual Scientific meeting in San Diego underscore the growing disparities in gastrointestinal disease, particularly colon cancer and Barrett's ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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First prospective analysis links breast and pancreatic cancer risk with Lynch syndrome

A new prospective study of patients with Lynch syndrome – an inherited disorder of cancer susceptibility caused by mutations in specific DNA repair genes – provides the first strong evidence that people with Lynch ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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Genetic risks for type 2 diabetes span multiple ethnicities

A recent large and comprehensive analysis of 50,000 genetic variants across 2,000 genes linked to cardiovascular and metabolic function has identified four genes associated with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and six independent disease-associated ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists uncover new clues in the early diagnosis of Alzheimer's

(Medical Xpress) -- Scientists in Nottingham have found abnormal levels of seven different proteins in spinal fluid could act as markers for detecting Alzheimer’s disease.

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created Feb 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Rotavirus vaccine not associated with increased risk of intestinal disorder in US infants

Although some data have suggested a possible increased risk of intussusception (when a portion of the small or large intestine slides forward into itself, like a telescope) after administration of the pentavalent rotavirus ...

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created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Decoding keys to a healthy life

For 74 years, one of the longest-running studies of normal adult development has been examining not disease and illness, but what may be life’s magic question: How can you live long and happy?

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Genetic regulation of metabolomic biomarkers -- paths to cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes

In a study to the genetic variance of human metabolism, researchers have identified thirty one regions of the genome that were associated with levels of circulating metabolites, i.e., small molecules that ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Jan 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Large-scale study of East Asian individuals reveals a number of previously overlooked genetic variants

Broad, population-based investigations known as genome-wide association studies (GWAS) are now a standard tool for helping scientists to pinpoint genetic variations that can contribute to disease risk or pathology. ...

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created Jan 27, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

New lung cancer test predicts survival

In the two largest clinical studies ever conducted on the molecular genetics of lung cancer, an international team led by scientists at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) has demonstrated that an available ...

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created Jan 26, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Genetic study offers clues to how intelligence changes through life

(Medical Xpress) -- Scientists have estimated for the first time the extent to which genes determine changes in intelligence across the human life course.

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created Jan 19, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Gender differences in liver cancer risk explained by small changes in genome

Men are four times more likely to develop liver cancer compared to women, a difference attributed to the sex hormones androgen and estrogen. Although this gender difference has been known for a long time, ...

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created Jan 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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