Genetic link to child obesity found
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Science & environment: US study finds that a child's risk of becoming overweight is mostly down to nature, not nurture
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A study finds that a motherâs gestational diabetes, the kind that starts in pregnancy, is significantly associated with obesity in her children at ages 5 to 7.
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Children who are overweight appear to be at increased risk of cancer later in life, according to an analysis of British records.
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NEW YORK  - Investigators have found that children, whose mothers had a larger body mass index (BMI) prior to pregnancy or a large mid-upper arm circumference in late pregnancy, also had higher levels of body fat at the age of 9 years than other children of the same age.
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Genes that helped early humans adapt to cold climates may be driving metabolism-related diseases such as obesity or diabetes in many countries, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.
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Parents are often unaware when their children are overweight or obese, a study says.
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A good night's sleep may reduce a child's risk of becoming obese, according to research from the US.
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Scientists reported today  they have uncovered a biological switch by which stress can promote obesity, a discovery that could help explain the world's growing weight problem and lead to new ways to both melt flab and manipulate fat for cosmetic purposes.
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A gene that could be responsible for as much as 20 percent of Type II diabetes cases has been discovered by researchers at the School of Medicine, Wake Forest University announced Monday.
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A gene that delays female puberty and may be linked to obesity has been identified by Oregon Health &amp; Science University researchers. Experiments with mice suggest that absence of the gene in the area of the brain called the hypothalamus delays the onset of puberty.
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Scientists in Dundee find a potential link between a chicken gene and human diseases.
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The diets of pregnant women may have an important role in determining whether their children will be obese later in life, a new study suggests.
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NEW YORK  - Children's tendency to become   overweight might have something to do with how their mothers   urge them to eat, a new study hints.
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Many parents have no idea that their child could be overweight, according to a study which found that offspring who are chronically fat are typically viewed by their mother and father as being of normal weight.
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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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Scientists have found a gene variant that may be responsible for 20 percent of type 2 diabetes cases. Wake Forest University researchers have pinpointed the gene called PTPN1.
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Scientists have identified the gene that controls a baby's first breath.