'Fat gene' carriers should forgo fried foods, study finds
People with genes that predispose them to excess weight and obesity are more likely to put on weight from eating fried food, a study says...
An SNP (single nucleotide polymorphism) is a single chemical unit (base pair) variation in a stretch of DNA, present in more than 1% of the population. A common SNP is estimated to occur 1 in every 1000 base pairs between any two people.
People with genes that predispose them to excess weight and obesity are more likely to put on weight from eating fried food, a study says...
The media likes to push the idea that the obesity epidemic is fuelled entirely by our increasingly well-fed and sedentary lives, which makes the opportunity to hear solid evidence for the other side of the equation refreshing...
The largest genetic study of rheumatoid arthritis to date has found an additional 42 disease-associated locations in the genome...
Women from families with a history of carrying the cancer risk gene BRCA2, but who test negative for it, may be at higher risk of breast cancer than previously thought...
A specific gene variant more common in caucasian men that protects skin cells from UV damage has been associated with an increased risk of testicular cancer, a study has found...
Two genetic variants that are involved in the stress response have been linked to postnatal depression.
A genetic testing programme that will look for nearly 100 cancer risk genes has been launched, in the hope that genetic tests will become routine for cancer patients across the UK....
by Siobhan Chan
Scientists have identified an eight-gene 'signature' that can predict patients' response to chemotherapy...
by Siobhan Chan
The largest ever study into cancer genes has identified more than 80 genetic markers for breast, prostate and ovarian cancer....
Five of the most common psychiatric disorders share genetic risk factors, an international study published in the Lancet has found...
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