Humans’ Taste for Booze May Go Back Millions of Years
2014-12-02
Homo sapiens’ ape ancestors long ago developed ability to eat fermented fruit, study suggestsContinue Reading
Ick! Tapeworm Infecting Man’s Brain Yields Genetic Secrets
2014-11-21
Parasite was causing seizures, headaches in 50-year-old, researchers sayContinue Reading
Exercise Might Not Help Some Type 2 Diabetics Control Their Blood Sugar
2014-11-20
Study suggests that about 20 percent of patients carry
‘exercise-resistant’ genesContinue Reading
Blue-Eyed People May Face Higher Melanoma Risk
2014-11-19
Study found genes for the eye color and for red hair were tied to moles, often a precursor for the skin cancerContinue Reading
Low Levels of Vitamin D May Raise Early Death Risk: Study
2014-11-19
But having gene variants linked to levels of the vitamin didn’t affect rate of deaths from heart causesContinue Reading
Gene Analysis May Help Spot Ebola-Like Illnesses Before Symptoms Appear
2014-11-13
Preliminary research on hemorrhagic fever viruses uncovers early signs of infectionContinue Reading
Gene Analysis May Help Spot Ebola-Like Illnesses Before Symptoms Appear
2014-11-13
Preliminary research on hemorrhagic fever viruses uncovers early signs of infectionContinue Reading
Many U.S. Doctors Wary of Genetic Testing: Survey
2014-11-12
Cost, uncertainty about best treatment course may be concerns, experts sayContinue Reading
Researchers Find Gene Mutation That May Protect Against Heart Disease
2014-11-12
Rare genetic variation appears to cut the risk of heart attack in half, study reportsContinue Reading
Researchers Find Gene Mutation That May Protect Against Heart Disease
2014-11-12
Rare genetic variation appears to cut the risk of heart attack in half, study reportsContinue Reading
Genes of Oldest People Offer No Insights to Long Life
2014-11-12
No differences seen in genomes of those older than 110, researchers reportContinue Reading
Genes of Oldest People Offer No Insights to Long Life
2014-11-12
No differences seen in genomes of those older than 110, researchers reportContinue Reading
Phone Counseling Helps Rural Women With Cancer Gene Tests
2014-11-11
Telephone could be a lifeline for these patients, researchers sayContinue Reading
Domestic Cats’ Genes Made Them Purrfect Companions
2014-11-10
Study of felines’ DNA shows they probably got their start with humans guarding cropsContinue Reading