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Study reveals specific gene in adolescent men with delinquent peers
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Oct 01, 2008 |
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Birds of a feather flock together, according to the old adage, and adolescent males who possess a certain type of variation in a specific gene are more likely to flock to delinquent peers, according to a landmark study led ...
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Native Americans descended from a single ancestral group, DNA study confirms
Apr 29, 2009 |
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For two decades, researchers have been using a growing volume of genetic data to debate whether ancestors of Native Americans emigrated to the New World in one wave or successive waves, or from one ancestral ...
Researchers estimate risk of transmission of Huntington's disease to offspring among male carriers
Jun 09, 2009 |
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Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have quantified the probability of a male who carries a "high normal" variant of the Huntington's Disease (HD) gene having a child who develops the disease. Although ...
Fat mass and obesity assoicated genes increased risk of disease in Mexican-Americans
Jun 10, 2008 |
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A study from the University of Southern California suggests people of Mexican-American descent who have genetic variants of fat gene FTO and Arachidonate 5-Lipoxygenase (5-LO) had higher triglyceride and lower HDL levels. ...
Gene variant is associated with brain anatomy
Aug 06, 2007 |
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A variant of the dopamine receptor gene may be associated with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and with thinner tissue in areas of the brain that handle attention, but also appears associated with better clinical ...
Genetic marker may predict early onset of prostate cancer
May 15, 2009 |
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Fox Chase Cancer Center researchers have identified a genetic marker that is associated with an earlier onset of prostate cancer in Caucasian men who have a family history of prostate cancer. If the data are confirmed, the ...
Researchers find first-ever 'wanderlust gene' in tiny bony fish
Aug 05, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A gene previously associated with physical traits is also dictating behaviour in a tiny fish widely regarded as a living model of Darwin's natural selection theory, according to a University ...
Financial risk taking: Blame it on the genes
Feb 11, 2009 |
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Financial institutions continue to teeter on the brink of ruin. Banks are still devouring bailout money without loosening credit enough to make a difference in a recession that is sweeping the globe. And everyone keeps asking, ...
Mary had a lot of lambs: Researchers identify way to accelerate sheep breeding
Aug 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Mary had a little lamb, but only once a year. However, Cornell Sheep Program researchers have discovered an unusual form of a gene that prompts ewes to breed out of season as well as conceive ...
Researchers solve another mystery in B lymphocyte development
May 21, 2009 |
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A new study published online in Nature Immunology ahead of the June 2009 print issue has found that homologous immunoglobulin (lg) alleles pair up in the nucleus at stages that coincide with V(D)J recombination of the he ...
Researchers Explore Diabetes, Gene and Cognitive Performance Relationship
Oct 01, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Maine researchers studying cardiovascular risk factors that influence cognitive performance have discovered that diabetics who carry a particular genotype — one or more of the ApoE-e4 alleles ...
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