Study Claims Genetic Switches Can Increase Lifespan supriya kashyap kashyap4 May 2016 4:40 PM ISTWashington D.C. : Recently discovered genetic switches that increase lifespan and boost fitness in worms are now being linked to increased lifespan in...
Why chronic pain risk may run in families supriya kashyap kashyap8 July 2016 9:52 AM ISTNew York : Genetics, effects on early development and social learning are some factors that can increase the risk of chronic pain transmitting from...
Genetic factors may increase risk of eye cancer supriya kashyap kashyap22 Aug 2016 2:27 PM ISTNew York : Specific inherited genetic differences may increase the risk of eye cancer uveal melanoma, a rare form of melanoma that arises from pigment...
New genetic link offers hope for Crohn's pateints supriya kashyap kashyap5 Sept 2016 2:49 PM ISTToronto : Scientists have identified a genetic link that could potentially lead to treatments for patients suffering from a form of a bowel disease,...
Study of 52,000 men uncovers the genetics underlying male pattern baldness supriya kashyap kashyap16 Feb 2017 9:27 AM ISTA genomic study of baldness identified more than 200 genetic regions involved in this common but potentially embarrassing condition. These genetic...
Largest genome-wide study of lung cancer susceptibility identifies new causes Anjali Nimesh Nimesh14 Jun 2017 1:32 PM ISTA huge study identified several new variants for lung cancer risk that will translate into improved understanding of the mechanisms involved in lung...
New genetic mutations linked to eczema Anjali Nimesh Nimesh21 Jun 2017 9:41 AM ISTA genetic mutation could be the cause of severe eczema, according to new research published June 19 in Nature Genetics by researchers at the Uniformed...
Even genetic risk of heart attack reversed with lifestyle Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli10 Dec 2017 7:28 PM ISTIt is often said in the context of lifestyle diseases that “genetics loads the gun, lifestyle pulls the trigger.” This means that unhealthy lifestyle...
Breakthrough Drug for Progeria- rapid-aging disease of children Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli27 April 2018 7:30 PM ISTHutchinson-Gilford Progeria is a very rare genetic condition occurring in just 1 in 4 million births.It is characterized by premature aging and is...
Obesity linked to increased propensity, frequency of smoking Vinay Singh singh16 May 2018 7:15 PM ISTObesity linked to increased risk of taking up smoking and smoking frequency according to a study published in BMJ. Obesity is now recognized as one of...
Men's testosterone levels largely determined by environment not genetics Vinay Singh singh29 Jun 2018 7:15 PM ISTThe childhood environment plays an important role in determining the level of testosterone in man rather than genetically, suggests a Durham...
More Corneal aberrations observed in Down Syndrome Vinay Singh singh9 July 2018 7:25 PM ISTPatients with Down Syndrome have steeper and thinner corneas and more corneal aberrations than those without genetic alterations and normal corneas...
