News tagged with genetic risk
Influence of 'obesity gene' can be offset by healthy diet
Mar 03, 2009 |
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Children who carry a gene strongly associated with obesity could offset its effect by eating a low energy density diet, according to new research from UCL (University College London) and the University of Bristol published ...
Researchers identify gene variant associated with both autism and gastrointestinal dysfunction
Mar 02, 2009 |
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A study led by researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) and Vanderbilt University have identified a specific gene variant that links increased genetic risk for autism with gastrointestinal (GI) conditions.
Statistical analysis could yield new drug target for MS
Feb 11, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- An elaborate statistical analysis of genes from more than 7,000 individuals has identified an amino acid that appears to be a major risk factor for multiple sclerosis, a devastating autoimmune disorder that ...
Study: Genetic risk for substance use can be neutralized by good parenting
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 10, 2009 |
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A genetic risk factor that increases the likelihood that youth will engage in substance use can be neutralized by high levels of involved and supportive parenting, according to a new University of Georgia study.
Are we selling personalized medicine before its time?
Feb 06, 2009 |
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We may be a long way off from using genetics to reliably gauge our risks for specific diseases, say researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health in a study published on Feb. 5 in the online ...
Genetic risk factors may tailor prostate cancer screening approaches
Nov 17, 2008 |
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Men with a family history of prostate cancer and African-American men are particularly susceptible to the disease, with a twofold to sevenfold increased risk. Assessing risk in these populations has been difficult.
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