FRIDAY, Oct. 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The key to weight loss could come down to a combination of 14 “skinny genes,” a recent study says. People with these genes dropped twice as much weight through regular exercise compared to those without the genes, researchers found. Those with the mostContinue Reading
MONDAY, Oct. 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A pair of American scientists have won the 2024 Nobel Prize in medicine for their discovery of microRNA, tiny genetic molecules that play a crucial role in how genes shape the body. The research of Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun “revealed a newContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Oct. 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A new test called CheekAge, based on a quick swab of cells in the mouth, might someday be used to predict how long a person has to live, developers report. The test tracks what are known as epigenetics: The way in which aContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Sept. 20, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Pulling your hair out in frustration with your finicky youngster? Don’t blame your parenting style — genetics likely played a huge role in their eating habits, a new twins study FINDs. Fussy eating is mainly influenced by genes, according to findings published Sept.Continue Reading
MONDAY, Sept. 16, 2024 (HealthDay News) — People with rare genetic variants linked to degenerative brain disorders like Parkinson’s disease are at increased risk of developing ALS, a new study finds. Further, having these genetic variants increases the risk of a person having faster-progressing ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) and dyingContinue Reading
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TUESDAY, Aug. 13, 2024 (HealthDay News) — New research suggests that switching from smoking to vaping won’t prevent some dangerous changes to a person’s genome. A new study conducted in young adults shows similar cancer-linked gene changes in both vapers and smokers. “These findings have significant implications for public healthContinue Reading
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FRIDAY, Aug. 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Folks can overcome their genetic risk for type 2 diabetes through healthy diet and regular exercise, a new study says. A healthy lifestyle reduced the risk of type 2 diabetes by 70% among a group of people with a high genetic likelihood ofContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Aug. 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Fish oil supplements might help high-risk seniors stave off Alzheimer’s disease, a new study finds. Older people with a higher genetic risk of Alzheimer’s experienced slower breakdown of their brain’s nerve cells if they took fish oil capsules, researchers reported Aug. 1 inContinue Reading
TUESDAY, July 23, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A single drop of blood might be able to predict the onset of dozens of diseases, a new study claims. Analysis of the protein “signatures” in a droplet of blood can predict 67 diseases, including blood cancers, degenerative nerve diseases, lung disease andContinue Reading
MONDAY, July 22, 2024 (HealthDay News) — In her youth, Shola, an English Shepherd Dog, was a member of the Edale Mountain Rescue Team, a corps of U.K. pooches charged with helping hurt and stranded hikers. But Shola was retired as part of the Rescue Team after a rare geneticContinue Reading