Severe COVID-19 linked to type A blood group and genetic variations
An association between patient blood type and severity of COVID-19 symptoms has been detected in preliminary studies...
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Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
Post-traumatic stress disorder has genetic component
Developing post-traumatic stress disorder following traumatic events has a strong genetic component, a new study shows...
Same-sex mice have pups thanks to stem cell technique
Researchers have bred mouse pups with genetic material from two male, or two female parents...
Genetic link between obesity and loneliness discovered
A total of 15 genetic loci linked to loneliness have been discovered in a new study, as well as an association between obesity and a person's risk of loneliness and depression...
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
Genes for insomnia discovered
Researchers have found seven risk genes for insomnia through two large genome-wide and gene-based association studies...