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Key To Love Of Exercise Found In DNA
A study of identical and fraternal twins has shown that the love of exercise may in fact be a genetic trait. The study was conducted at the University of North Carolina. 5,334 identical twins and 8,028 fraternal twins participated in the study, which showed that the exercise...
created by Annina Bergman | 11 wks ago | updated 11 wks ago
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Well, we're not Ninja turtles
Being a person who had a good few, and heated, debates about the "theory" of evolution - whether it is a scientific theory or just a theory - more evidence comes to light that we, humans, are just a bunch of mutants - as expected by yours truly."Each of us has at least 100... Child leukaemia 'genes' revealed
" Genetic flaws that increase the risk of the most common form of childhood leukaemia have been uncovered by British scientists. The three variants each raise the risk by between 30% and 60%, said the Institute of... Healthy Lifestyle May Prevent 1 in 3 Common Cancers
A new report from the World Cancer Research Fund and the American Institute for Cancer Research has found that roughly a third of common adult cancers in the US are preventable. Simply maintaining a healthy diet,...
created by Terri Potratz | 39 wks ago | updated 34 wks ago
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343 views | 8 recommendations | 8 comments
Online networking 'harms health' ?
Has the rise in the use of social networking had a negative or positive effect on our lives? " Dr Aric Sigman says websites such as Facebook set out to enrich social lives, but end up keeping people apart. Dr... Genes are to Blame for Obesity in Kids
UCL reports: "A collaboration of scientists led by Professor Jane Wardle (Director of Cancer Research UK’s Health Behaviour Research Centre in UCL Epidemiology & Public Health) have published today in the ‘International Journal of Obesity’ new evidence that the... 20%have BP Problem related to Gene
It seems all surprises are hidden in the genetic sequence.well all research in this field is creating good market for the gene therapy, at least promises so.The role of STK39 in blood pressure is stablished by the resarch, but the role of socio-economic factors along with... What causes cancer? It's all in the genes
DNA mutations are the cause of all cancers. How the DNA becomes mutated is different in different people and leads to variations in cancers. The highlighted article by Dr. Lorne Brandes explains how our genes are... Human Evolution Has Stopped, Says Scientist
University College London Professor Steve Jones believes that human evolution has come to a head because the forces that drive evolution - natural selection and genetic mutation - no longer play important roles...
created by Terri Potratz | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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1012 views | 19 recommendations | 16 comments
Genetic Traits Link to Bipolar Disorder
" Two genes in the brain that control the activity of the nerve cells may play a big role in a person's risk for developing bipolar disorder, which is marked by dramatic swings from being depressed to manic...How Daughter Is Different From Mother ... In Yeast Cells
The mother-daughter relationship can be difficult to understand. Why are the two so different? Now a Northwestern University study shows how this happens ..."A research team has discovered a new mechanism for cell fate determination -- how one cell, the daughter, becomes...ALLEN INSTITUTE FOR BRAIN SCIENCE UNVEILS WORLD'S FIRST GENOME-WIDE SPINAL CO...
The Allen Institute for Brain Science today unveiled the groundbreaking Allen Spinal Cord Atlas, the world's first genome-wide map of the mouse spinal cord. Researchers can immediately access the free online...Married cousins aid autism research
A Harvard medical research team have linked inherited chromosomal abnormalities to autism, narrowing their field of study by working with families who have limited genetic variation - families where cousins have...Scientists Identify Genes that Could Turn Ordinary People into Supergeniuses ...
"Scientists Identify Genes that Could Turn Ordinary People into Supergeniuses (or Mindless Drones)" Democracy! Not so democratic after all if you ask California University that is!
Well, Yes the way you vote is actually not you, but your genes that tell you what to vote! So we may as well forget the hole process all together and save a lot of money at the same time!Why? Well, according to...
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