Genes Of The Rich And Famous
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Why one effort to collect genetic data is looking for celebrities and billionaires.
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New Haven, Conn. - Researchers at Yale and Syracuse Universities found the first direct evidence for a mutation in mitochondrial DNA that directly affects blood pressure and cholesterol levels.
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Scientists discover four gene variants that increase the risk of developing the type 2 form of the disease. New clues about diagnosis and treatment.
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Here are a few things you may not associate with the rich and famous: working as a janitor. Being part of an
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The first individual genome ever sequenced -- a complete DNA blueprint of celebrity scientist Craig Venter -- has revealed genetic variation among humans far richer than previously imagined.
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Prior to these experiments, protein was believed to hold our hereditary destiny. After Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase, DNA steps up to the plate.
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When F. Scott Fitzgerald remarked that the rich âare different from you and me,â he might have been thinking of someone like the moody billionaire from âFierce People.â
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The largest ever study of genes in  disease has found 24 genetic risk factors -- half of them  completely new -- linked to seven common conditions, British  scientists said on Wednesday.
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The patronage model is not a new  concept. In feudal Japan and Renaissance Europe, wealthy  benefactors underwrote works of art, music and philosophy to  benefit society and for their own gain.
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Scientists pinpoint a new gene linked with late-onset Alzheimer's disease.
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New research reveals that humans have only about 25,000 genes instead of the 100,000 originally guessed. Researchers scratch their heads. By Kristen Philipkoski.
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The treatment that more cancer patients receive may one day depend on their genes
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A study by a major health-care provider seeks to deepen the understanding of how the interplay of genetics and lifestyle affect your health. By the Associated Press.
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Scientists say they have identified a gene that appears to be linked to both alcoholism and depression, a finding that one day may help identify those at higher risk for the diseases and guide new treatments.
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EXERCISE is promoted as the key to a long and healthy life, but regular work-outs may be a waste of time for those who have the wrong genes.
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Scientists have identified a genetic variation that could make people more susceptible to depression, according to a report published Friday in the New York Times.
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The other secret of the world's richest can make you rich, too.