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Diet
, Genetics
, Obesity
, Studies
on January 2, 2008
According to a new study in mice, overeating and obesity is triggered by a lack of gene: a protein called brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is critical in mediating satiety in adult mice.
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FDA Approvals
, Genetics
, Treatment
on December 19, 2007
Phenylketonuria (PKU) is a rare genetic disorder that causes mental retardation, smaller brain size, delayed speech and other neurological problems.
If diabetes is characterized by the body not bei...
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Cancer
, Cases
, Genetics
, Women's Health
on November 28, 2007
Here again is another study that states racial differences with regards to cancer...
Analysis by Dr. Liana Castel of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and colleagues found that non-whi...
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Cancer
, Genetics
, Studies
on November 16, 2007
Researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center has identified a gene that is under-expressed in human lung cancer cells - GPRC5A - which was found to suppress lung tumors in mou...
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Diagnostics
, Genetics
, Studies
on September 25, 2007
Invasive procedures are required for prenatal diagnosis of genetic diseases and genetic monitoring of fetal development.
If you've been pregnant before, for sure you have heard or at least read...
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Genetics
on September 12, 2007
Many other things (conditions, diseases and stuff), even cancer or diabetes is in our genes. Now, even quitting smoking is in your genes!
A genetic variant (SNP) of the CYP2B6 gene present in almo...
