Gene 'controls body fat levels'
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A single gene can keep in check the tendency to pile on fat, scientists show.
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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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US scientists have discovered how fat is stored in the body's cells - promising new treatments for obesity.
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A single change in a personâs DNA can contribute to a range of life-shortening risk factors, including high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and other metabolic disorders.
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A gene encoding a protein that appears to be a biological switch has been linked to a form of Parkinson&#39;s disease and could provide insight into halting molecular events that spur the illness.
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NEW YORK  - Researchers have identified two  genetic mutations that are fairly common in individuals of  African descent and are associated with a 50 percent reduction  in LDL ("bad") cholesterol.
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A scan can reveal which people harbour dangerous levels of fat around their internal organs, work shows.
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A rare genetic mutation may help explain why some people get hit with a triple whammy of high blood pressure, cholesterol and a tendency
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Scientists have identified the gene that controls a baby's first breath.
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Altering a single gene turned  ordinary mice into marathon racers that could run for hours and  eat huge amounts of food without getting fat, a team of  researchers reported on Monday.
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Becoming overweight as a child is more likely to be the result of your genes than your lifestyle, claims a study.
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Scientists say they have found a safer way of controlling genes to treat disease.
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Ordinary mice can be turned into marathon racers that run for hours and eat huge amounts of food without getting fat by altering a single gene, according to US and Korean scientists.
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A mutation in mitochondrial DNA passed down from mother to child has now been linked to metabolic syndrome, a collection of traits that includes, high cholesterol, hypertension, obesity and insulin resistance.
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A gene that encodes a protein called lipin seems to promote obesity in mice, even when food intake remains stable, according to researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles.
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Mutations in the gene that regulates body weight have a significant impact on obesity, says a German study in the current issue of the Journal of Medical Genetics.
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Scientists say they have found the genetic switch that turns on puberty - a molecule called kisspeptin.