Probing Genetic Basis for Health
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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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Genetically influenced variations in the way that people taste alcohol could interact with other factors to determine a person&#39;s risk of developing a drinking problem.
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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 recent study initiated by drug manufacturing company DeCode Genetics of Reykjavik, has come up with startling results. The report was published in âPloS Medicineâ, the on-line journal.
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The widest-ever genetic probe into inherited disease has identified at least 10 new genes linked to seven major ailments, including diabetes, hypertension, coronary heart disease, bipolar disorder and rheumatoid arthritis.
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A study of a closely knit family with several members suffering from a rare illness is providing what researchers say may be important clues to the cause
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SUNDAY, Sept. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Someday in the future, people may routinely have doctors scan their personal genomes, looking for this or that aberrant gene to help prevent, spot or treat a cancer.
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Â· Sequencing may help tackle obesity and cancerÂ· Patients could have tests before having children
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The quest to understand dog genetics will help scientists track down the causes of disease in canines and people.
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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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Scientists have analyzed the genetic makeup of chickens, and it is providing valuable information about how human genes work. Washington University Genome Sequencing Center led a group of international researchers
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Researchers said on Sunday they had  homed in on five areas of DNA that could account for 70 percent  of the genetic risk for type-2 diabetes.
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The quest to understand dog genetics will help scientists track down the causes of disease in both canines and people.
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Science & environment: Project will give unprecedented insight into why some people are more susceptible to disease than others
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A variation in a gene that regulates inflammatory activity is associated with susceptibility to prostate cancer, Swedish researchers have shown.
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The old adage that being overweight &quot;is in the genes&quot; may be true, at least partially, for some, say researchers. A team from the University of Marberg in Germany found mutations in the MC4R gene had a &quot;major&quot; impact on people&#39;s body mass index.
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Researchers said on Sunday they had homed in on five areas of DNA that could account for 70 percent of the genetic risk for type-2 diabetes.