Genetic Study Bolsters Columbus Link to Syphilis
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Scientists have found what they say is the strongest evidence yet linking the first European explorers of the New World to the origin of sexually transmitted syphilis.
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Two New Yorkers have been diagnosed with a rare sexually transmitted disease that is spreading among gay and bisexual men in Europe, the city health commissioner said on Wednesday.
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Geneticists following up the case of a 10-year old Pakistani boy who could walk on coals without discomfort have discovered a gene that is central to the perception of pain.
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A particularly serious form of the sexually transmitted bacterial disease syphilis has been detected in gay and bisexual U.S. men infected with the AIDS virus, federal health officials reported on Thursday.
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Researchers have discovered a gene mutation which prevents otherwise healthy carriers from feeling pain.
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A rare sexually transmitted disease has been discovered in New York, and the strain is the similar to one detected in Europe, the city's health commissioner said.
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A study of population groups has uncovered a gene variant that increases insulin resistance, thereby increasing the risk of type 2 diabetes.
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A gene that helps to stave off the effects of multiple sclerosis has been discovered by scientists.
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Religious belief is determined by a person&#39;s genetic make-up according to a study by a leading scientist. After comparing more than 2,000 DNA samples, an American molecular geneticist has
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UK researchers have published the results of the largest ever study of the genetics behind common diseases.
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Outbreaks of syphilis in the United  States were not driven by the sexual revolution or the gay  liberation movement but by changes in people's immunity,  research by scientists from Imperial College in London showed.
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By CHERYL WITTENAUER    ST. LOUIS  -- Scientists say they've identified a gene that appears to be linked to both alcoholism and depression, a finding that may one day help identify those at higher risk for the diseases and guide new treatments...
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The first study of how large chunks of DNA differ among individuals has revealed that people are much more genetically varied than previously believed.
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Maybe you're related to John Lennon, Hillary Clinton, Genghis Khan, or the Iberians of ancient Spain? Beyond providing social networking, several Google-funded Web sites targeted at North Americans will test your DNA and may give you some genetic clues.
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Though it has long been dismissed as a serious illness, scientists have found a gene linked to the often debilitating syndrome
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A national team of investigators led by psychiatric geneticists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has identified a gene that appears to be linked to both alcoholism and depression.
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A married couple who sailed to America from England around 1630 are the reason why thousands of people in the United States are at higher risk of a hereditary form of colon cancer, researchers said on Wednesday.