Genes offer excuse for beer fear
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Evolutionary get-out for Barcadi Breezer drinkers AAAS Geneticists are shedding light on why some people can't handle their beer, or rather may eschew a noble chalice of foaming chestnut ale in favour of a less challenging sweeter beverage.â¦
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Parents who believe their young teen is likely to drink excessively may prompt him or her to adopt drinking behaviors that mirror those negative expectations, according to a study from Iowa State University.
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LONDON: Unable to get rid of obesity? Blame it on your genes as researchers from the University of Marberg in Germany have found that mutations in a body gene have a &quot;major&quot; impact on people&#39;s body mass index
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By Randy Dotinga, HealthDay Reporter    HealthDayNews -- Some people can drink a lot of alcohol without becoming addicted, and specific genes may help explain why, researchers say.    In a new study of Australian twins, scientists found that separate genes appear to be responsible, to some degree, for dependence on alcohol -- addiction -- and how much people drink...
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WASHINGTON - California researchers fiddled with a single gene to create mice hypersensitive to nicotine, pointing to a single molecule partly to blame for nicotineâs addictive allure.
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Some people have a genetic variation that may help them resist the human form of mad cow disease, a study in mice suggests.
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[Health India] London, Sept 30 : Unable to get rid of obesity? Blame it on your genes as researchers from the University of Marberg in Germany have found that mutations in a body gene have a &quot;major&quot; impact
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A gene that may be linked to both alcoholism and depression has been identified by a team of researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St.
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CHICAGO/LONDON  - Variations in a gene helped shield adults who had endured child abuse from becoming depressed as adults, U.S. researchers said on Monday in a study that helps explain how nature and nurture give rise to mental illness.
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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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NEW YORK  - Women who drink during   pregnancy may be setting up their offspring for later problems,   it seems. Young adults who were exposed to alcohol before they   were born are at increased risk for developing an alcohol   disorder, according to a report in the Archives of General   Psychiatry.
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New York  - Children born with fetal  alcohol syndrome are less likely to get in trouble with the law  or to have behavioral problems in later years if they are  diagnosed early and are raised in a stable home, according to  new study findings.
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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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[World News]: London, Oct 20 : You might not count the number of bottles you have gulped down while on a drinking binge, but a beer company has finally taken up the responsibilty of instilling the virtue of sensible drinking in people.
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Mice engineered to lack a stress-related brain protein appear to become depressed in stressful situations, providing insight into a possible source of human depression.
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A mechanism in the brain may explain why some people cope better than others in the face of adversity.
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Some people have a genetic variation that may help them resist the human form of mad cow disease, a study in mice suggests. But when infection does occur the disease takes a different form