Genes
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Study identifies YKT6 gene variants as a potential cause of a novel genetic disorder
Health | Apr 03, 2024, 06:04 PM ISTThe team found that the loss of fly Ykt6 led to an abnormal accumulation of proteins involved in autophagosome formation and autophagic cargo receptor, indicating a block in the autophagy pathway.
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Genetic predisposition may influence anxiety to bipolar disorder, finds study
Health | Aug 30, 2023, 05:13 PM ISTThe results of the research can pave the way for offering high-risk people preventative measures and early treatment in the future, said Professor Anders Borglum from the Department of Biomedicine at Aarhus University.
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Scientists need to rethink which genes linked to ageing process: Study
Science | Jun 26, 2021, 10:01 AM ISTResearchers at the National Institutes of Health fed antibiotics to fruit flies to better understand the role of bacteria in health and disease.
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Scientists find genes that help cancer cells to penetrate brain
News | Aug 13, 2020, 09:46 AM ISTIn an attempt to create new methods for cancer diagnosis and treatment, an international team of scientists, including a researcher from Sechenov University, reviewed scientific articles on proteins (and genes encoding them) that help cancer cells en
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27 human genes renamed to stop Microsoft Excel from misreading
Science | Aug 07, 2020, 07:50 PM ISTScientists have renamed some 27 human gene symbols over the past year or so to prevent Microsoft Excel from misreading them as dates, said a media report.
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Father's X chromosome holds clues to autoimmune disease in women
Lifestyle | Dec 11, 2019, 06:37 PM ISTIn a significant find why autoimmune diseases are more prevalent in women than in men, scientists from the University of California Los Angeles have discovered that Father's X chromosome holds the clue.
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Your genes may determine how marriage will fare: Study
Lifestyle | Feb 11, 2019, 08:18 PM ISTFor the study, the team included nearly 100 couples.
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Chinese researcher who claimed to have edited human gene barred from carrying out scientific experiments
Nov 30, 2018, 06:51 PM ISTJiankui had earlier this week claimed that he helped make the world’s first genetically edited babies — twin girls born this month whose DNA he said he altered with a powerful new tool capable of rewriting the very blueprint of life.
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Scientists: World still isn't ready for gene-edited babies
Nov 30, 2018, 08:59 AM ISTThe scientists gathered in Hong Kong this week for an international conference on gene editing, the ability to rewrite the code of life to try to correct or prevent diseases.
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In a major breakthrough, scientists discover over 500 new gene regions that influence blood pressure
Sep 18, 2018, 08:17 PM ISTThe findings, published in Nature Genetics, more than triple the number of blood pressure gene regions to over 1,000 and means that almost a third of the estimated heritability for blood pressure is now explained.
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Genes are key to academic success, finds a study
Lifestyle | Sep 10, 2018, 10:40 AM ISTFor many years, research has linked educational achievement to life trajectories, such as occupational status, health or happiness.
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New antiviral gene may stop disease-causing viruses
Lifestyle | Jun 25, 2018, 10:49 AM IST"Nature has given us a template for creating a powerful and safe antiviral compound," said research leader Steven C. Almo.
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Besides upbringing and experience, genes also decide level of empathy in humans
Lifestyle | Mar 12, 2018, 12:33 PM ISTThe research, published in the journal Translational Psychiatry, builds on a previous study that also found that women are slightly more empathetic than men.
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Not just genes, social environment can shape male, female behaviours too
Lifestyle | Aug 16, 2017, 04:11 PM ISTEnvironmental factors supply the stable conditions needed for reproduction of the trait in each generation, the researchers said.
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Western diet and genetics may be responsible for Alzheimer’s risk
Lifestyle | Jun 14, 2017, 12:58 PM ISTThe western diet is laced in bad cholesterol, fats and sugar. This might influence the development of Alzheimer’s disease in people who religiously follow it.
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Do you know how Tibetans survive at high altitudes? Here is the answer
Life | Apr 28, 2017, 05:07 PM ISTThey contain a gene of an 'extinct' subspecies of human, denisovans
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Poor tolerance to shift work linked to genes, claims study
Lifestyle | Nov 06, 2016, 10:59 AM ISTScientists have identified genetic factors that influence our tolerance to shift work, an advance that may explain why some people can not handle constant disruptions to their daily rhythm. Covering the entire genome, the study
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Gene therapy may prevent and treat Alzheimer’s disease, claims study
Lifestyle | Oct 11, 2016, 02:38 PM ISTGene therapy might one day offer a way to prevent and treat Alzheimer's disease, new study suggests. Scientists from Imperial College London in the UK have said that injecting a specific gene directly into the
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Genes that make you romantically desirable to opposite sex on first date
Lifestyle | May 22, 2016, 10:47 PM ISTNew Delhi: Wonder what needs to be done to be asked out on a second date? Well, as per the scientists, you need to be genetically predisposed to have traits consistent with prevailing gender norms.
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Picky eating habits are genetic, says research
Lifestyle | Nov 29, 2014, 05:59 PM ISTNew York: If you have suddenly become choosy about your food choices, don't just blame bad food or environment. You may be genetically predisposed to become a picky eater. According to a new study, genes play