People who are less educated age faster--study
Researchers at University College London have found DNA evidence that suggests cellular ageing is more advanced in adults with no or less education as compared to their highly educated peers.And the...
View ArticleScientists discover genetic link to depression
Researchers theorize the discovery may pave the way to determine who will be vulnerable to depression and may also hold the key to producing new tailor-made drugs and preventive strategies to treat the...
View ArticleGenetic circuit kills cancer cells using unique microRNAs
To create a vector that is capable of recognizing the cancerous cells and killing it post mark-up, a study led by Yaakov Benson and Laura Prochazka from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology...
View ArticleSoil bacterium promises cancer cure -- study
Clostridium sporogenes thrives in oxygen depleted zones just like tumours. The study conducted by the UK and Dutch researchers targets injecting a genetically modified strain of this bacterium into the...
View ArticleGene breakthrough: 'Happy gene' boosts optimism
Optimistic people exhibit a positivity in all situations in life and approach life with a confident "can do" attitude. Happy gene makes people optimistic Researchers at Essex University believe that...
View ArticleResearchers unfold asthma-DNA link
According to the findings of the study, genetic flaws played a key role in triggering an excessive inflammatory response, causing asthma. Such inherited flaws, researchers believe, can be treated with...
View ArticleScientists identify genes linked to blood pressure
However, the role of many genes leading to blood pressure regulation remain unknown.A team of international researchers have now identified common genetic variants associated with the blood pressure....
View ArticleResearchers document the heredity mapping of 21 Breast cancers
The research studyThis unique study unravels the mystery behind the genetic evolution of cancer. "We've known for many years now that all cancers are due to abnormalities of DNA...that occur in every...
View ArticleLate reproduction linked to kid longevity
According to the findings of a new study, the longer the fathers and grandfathers wait to reproduce, the more likely it is for their children to live longer.The study For the purpose of the study,...
View ArticleSmoking before conception ups cancer risk in offspring
According to the findings of a new study, cigarette smoke impairs the DNA in the reproductive cells of fathers. These genetic changes inherited by the offspring raise their odds of developing cancer in...
View ArticleMom's genes hidden in the mitochondria may enlighten reason for longetivity...
Harmful mutations may mount up due to direct line of inheritance says a new study mentioned in the Journal of Current biology. Normally the natural assortment keeps the damaging mutational...
View ArticleDelayed fatherhood raises risk of mental illness in kids
Children born to older fathers are more prone to certain disorders, researchers have found.According to the findings of a new study, men who become fathers later in life pass on fresh genetic mutations...
View ArticleMake believe or real laughter can add years to your life!
The study of the “happy” gene Researchers carried out a study recently to assess the humorous side of people, in the U.S and Switzerland. They found a gene by the name of MAOA in women. It is this...
View ArticleFemale X-chromosome gives evidence of arthritis gene
The study detailsResearchers at the University of Manchester working at the Arthritis Research UK Epidemiology Unit have unearthed 14 new genes causing rheumatoid arthritis. When added to the earlier...
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How HIV kills immune cells!
Lead author Arik Cooper and colleagues at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, have discovered how HIV triggers a signal telling an infected immune cell to die. This finding has...
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