[ad_1] Although the ApoE4 gene is a major genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease, not all ApoE4 carriers develop the disease. But new research shows that ApoE4, associated with chronic inflammation, significantly …
Read More »Local child struggling with rare genetic disease
[ad_1] BAKERSFIELD, California – Jeremiah Upshaw, a year old, was born with a rare genetic abnormality. He has been at the Los Angeles Children's Hospital since Aug. 27 waiting for a bone …
Read More »Study uses new approach to study genetic origins of mental illness
[ad_1] A study in Biological Psychiatry establishes an in vitro model for the development of human neurons to study the genetic risk of psychiatric illness A study in Biological Psychiatry has developed …
Read More »Spontaneous genetic mutations in the uterus can be the cause of the majority of dementia cases
[ad_1] "With the aging of the global population, we are seeing an increasing number of people affected by diseases such as Alzheimer's, but we still do not sufficiently understand the majority of …
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[ad_1] It's suddenly harder to be that stranger in the crowd. As interesting in DNA genealogy databases, a new study shows that an estimated 60 percent of white Americans can be identified …
Read More »Genetic study provides insight into endangered whales
[ad_1] According to a Purdue University study on the genetic resources of these animals, the hope of an alarming number of gray whales in the western Pacific Ocean could be based on …
Read More »Is erectile dysfunction genetic? | Fox News
[ad_1] The researchers spotted a segment of DNA whose variations made men more difficult to perform than expected. (IStock) Men struggling in the bedroom can now blame their genes, according to new …
Read More »CRISPR Enhancement Cures Genetic Disease In The Mouse
[ad_1] Swiss scientists have used improved CRISPR-Cas gene editing technology to correct the mutation in the gene responsible for the phenylketonuria (PKU) -related metabolic disorder in mice and restore blood levels to …
Read More »Researchers discover a genetic risk factor for impotence
[ad_1] MONDAY, Oct. 8, 2018 – Scientists report that they discovered the first evidence that erectile dysfunction could have genetic underpinnings. In the study, researchers analyzed the data of hundreds of thousands …
Read More »First genetic risk factor associated with identified erectile dysfunction
[ad_1] Credit: CC0 Public Domain For the first time, a team of researchers has discovered a specific place in the human genome that increases the risk of erectile dysfunction. This discovery is …
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