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A deep dive into the genetics of alcohol consumption

A research group centered at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine has drilled deep into a dataset…

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Retinal imaging and genetics data used to predict future disease risk

Mass Eye and Ear physician-researchers show that retinal imaging can help predict a person’s risk of developing ocular, neuropsychiatric, cardiac,…

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AI harnesses tumor genetics to predict treatment response

In a groundbreaking study published on January 18, 2024, in Cancer Discovery, scientists at University of California San Diego School…

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Genetics may influence the body’s response to low oxygen

University of Pittsburgh Schools of Medicine researchers uncovered a fundamental mechanism that controls the body’s response to limited oxygen and…

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Lost ‘Woolly Dog’ Genetics Highlight Indigenous Science

December 18, 2023 4 min read “Woolly dogs” that were kept by the Coast Salish peoples are now extinct, but…

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Clues to preventing Alzheimer’s come from patient who, despite genetics, evaded disease

Alzheimer’s disease has plagued one large Colombian family for generations, striking down half of its members in the prime of…

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Did I drink myself stupid because I’d inherited ‘alcohol genes’? asks Julie Cook – Revealing DNA research link alcohol consumption with genetics

A pair of unfamiliar eyes peered into mine as I woke up. They belonged to a man in a fluorescent…

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5,200 years ago, Indigenous Mexicans migrated to California, genetics study reveals

Hunter-gatherers from Mexico migrated into California more than 5,000 years ago, potentially spreading distinctive languages from the south into the…

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Cannabis addiction may be partly down to genetics

Cannabis use disorder may be influenced by genetics guruXOX/Shutterstock People who develop a cannabis use disorder share certain genetic markers,…

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New study reveals the genetics of human head shape

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and KU Leuven have discovered a suite of genes that influence head shape in…

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