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Rethinking the Genetic Theory of Inheritance
Jan 18, 2009 |
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Scientists at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) have detected evidence that DNA may not be the only carrier of heritable information; a secondary molecular mechanism called epigenetics may also account for ...
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Genetic link found between anxiety, depression and insomnia
Jun 08, 2009 |
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The genes that play a role in adolescent insomnia are the same as those involved in depression and anxiety, according to a research abstract that will be presented at SLEEP 2009, the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Associated ...
Extended or shortened sleep duration linked to weight gain
Jun 11, 2009 |
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Body Mass Index (BMI) varies as a function of habitual sleep duration, according to a new study.
Twin study identifies factors associated with skin aging
Dec 21, 2009 |
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Smoking, being heavier, not using sunscreen and having had skin cancer appear to be associated with sun damage and aging of skin on the face, according to report based on a study of twins in the December issue of Archives of ...
No need to split twins for good grades: study
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Dec 14, 2009 |
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Whether or not twins are separated at school, a subject of debate that is often a dilemma for parents, has no affect on their grades, according to a Dutch study published Tuesday.
Study finds genetic link between sleep disorders and depression in young children
Feb 01, 2009 |
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A study in the Feb. 1 issue of the journal Sleep was the first to use twin data to examine the longitudinal link between sleep problems and depression. Results of this study demonstrate that sleep problems predict later ...
In Twin Paradox Twist, the Accelerated Twin is Older
Jun 09, 2009 |
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Just when you thought you were beginning to understand the twin paradox (maybe), scientists have found something new to ponder. In the original version of the famous thought experiment on time dilation, one ...
Olive leaf extract can help tackle high blood pressure and cholesterol
Aug 27, 2008 |
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Taking 1000mg of a specific olive leaf extract (EFLAź943) can lower cholesterol and lower blood pressure in patients with mild hypertension (high blood pressure). These findings came from a 'Twins' trial, in which different ...
Afghan woman gives birth to headless conjoined twin: doctor
Sep 14, 2009 |
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An Afghan woman has given birth to a baby boy attached at the chest to a headless conjoined twin, a doctor at a hospital in northern Afghanistan said Monday.
Lifestyle can alter gene activity, lead to insulin resistance
Jun 19, 2008 |
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A Finnish study of identical twins has found that physical inactivity and acquired obesity can impair expression of the genes which help the cells produce energy. The findings suggest that lifestyle, more than heredity, contributes ...
Genomes of identical twins reveal epigenetic changes that may play role in lupus
Dec 21, 2009 |
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Identical twins look the same and are nearly genetically identical, but environmental factors and the resulting cellular changes could cause disease in one sibling and not the other. In a study published online in Genome Re ...
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