DNA change could lead to life-shortening risk factors, Study:
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[Health India]: London, Oct 22 : Researchers have demonstrated that any change in a person&#39;s 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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Children in a northern Nevada leukemia cluster are more likely to have a variation in a gene that helps combat unsafe chemicals, and more research is needed to learn why, federal researchers said Thursday.
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The most frequently occurring forms of cancer have certain inherited risk factors in common, according to a new study, &quot;Cancer as a complex phenotype: Pattern of cancer distribution within and beyond the nuclear family,&quot; conducted by DeCODE, a Reykjavik
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Scientists suggest stress is linked to faster cell ageing - which could lead to the early onset of age-related diseases.
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SUNDAY, July 8 (HealthDay News) -- Compelling evidence from four studies confirms that a key change in DNA previously linked to prostate cancer also raises colon cancer risk, scientists report.
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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 identify a gene fault linked the development of lung cancers.
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Recent studies find that genes may not be so important in determining how long someone will live.
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Exposure to air pollution, even in the womb, may be linked to genetic changes associated with an increased risk of cancer, researchers said.
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Just one puff of a cigarette could damage a smoker's DNA, the first step to cancer and heart disease, researchers said Friday.
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A combination of genetic variants that boosts the risk of prostate cancer also increases the risk of colorectal cancer, according to papers published on Sunday in the journal Nature Genetics.
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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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WEDNESDAY, July 11 (HealthDay News) -- Changes in two genes that activate the immune system after tissue damage may increase lung cancer risk, researchers report.
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A genetic mutation and environmental factors before and after birth can increase the risk of suffering from brittle bone disease decades later, researchers said on Tuesday.
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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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Scientists say they have found two genetic mutations that could triple the risk of developing bowel cancer.
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WEDNESDAY, Jan. 19 (HealthDayNews) -- Shortcomings in the capability of cells to repair damaged DNA are linked with increased breast cancer risk, says a study in the Jan. 19 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.