genetics
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Genetic Genius: Exploring the Global Fascination with Origins and Ancestry
Invest a bit of time in your own understanding of who you are, to whom you belong, and the pricelessness…
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Does It Really Run in Your Family?
Overwhelmingly you will hear people's responses about disease, "it runs in my family." Does it really run in your family?
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Edward Waters Researchers Working to Crack Genetic Transmission Code
Special to the NNPA from The Florida Courier Two Edward Waters College (EWC) professors are working to decipher a protein…
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Scientists Find How Obesity Gene Works, a Clue to Treatment
MARILYNN MARCHIONE, AP Chief Medical Writer Scientists have finally figured out how the key gene tied to obesity makes people…
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Madness and Creativity: Is Genetic Vulnerability to One a Source of Strength in the Other?
(Los Angeles Times) – From the earliest Western philosophers to the most technologically-equipped neuroscientists, the apparent connection between creative…
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Study: Short People’s Genes May Confer Higher Heart Risks
MARILYNN MARCHIONE, AP Chief Medical Writer Short people have more risk for heart disease, and now researchers may know why:…
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Most Cancers are Caused by Bad Luck Not Genes or Lifestyle, Say Scientists
(The Telegraph) – The majority of cancers are the result of bad luck rather than unhealthy lifestyles or inherited genetic…
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Study Ties New Gene to Major Breast Cancer Risk
By MARILYNN MARCHIONE, Associated Press It’s long been known that faulty BRCA genes greatly raise the risk for breast…
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Study: Simple Blood Test May Predict Risk of Suicide
WASHINGTON (Xinhua) — A simple blood test to detect a chemical alteration in a single human gene linked to negative thoughts…
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Scientists Discover Longevity Gene That Makes People Smarter
(The Health Site) – A recent study found that people who had a certain variant of the longevity gene…
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