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Washington, Aug 27 (ANI): Researchers at University of Central Florida have identified a new genetic mechanism that controls the body’s fat-building process, paving way for treatments for obesity and type 2 diabetes.

The discovery has the potential to help hundreds of millions of people and dramatically cut health care costs.

Led by Pappachan Kolattukudy, director of UCF’s [...]

Washington, July 14 (ANI): Researchers have used genetic mapping to explain how the human immune system is programmed to respond to Staphylococcus aureus infections.

Infectious disease specialists at UT Southwestern Medical Center have mapped the gene profiles of children with severe S. aureus infections, to see how the [...]

Washington, July 7 (ANI): Scientists have found a genetic function behind breast cancer cells’ ability to survive and spread to the bone years after treatment has been administered.

Led by investigators at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC), the study comes as scientists are looking for therapies to target this survival capacity and force the death of [...]

Washington, July 3 (ANI): Scientists at the University of California-San Francisco (UNSF) say that they have identified a particular region of genes on human chromosome eight that is linked to perfect pitch, the rare ability to recognize and name musical notes without any reference pitch for comparison, at least in people of European ancestry.

Reporting their [...]

London, July 2 (ANI): Two groundbreaking pieces of research have for the first time shown that genetic variations in the human body can increase the risk of developing conditions like schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

The findings are based on the analysis of DNA samples from tens of thousands of people across the globe, conducted by [...]

London, July 1 (ANI): A genetic analysis of human skin has revealed what makes us look old, say American scientists.

According to scientists, the finding could throw up ways to smooth away wrinkles and provide a quantifiable way to [...]

Washington, June 29 (ANI): In a major achievement, scientists at the Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research (SFBR) in San Antonio have constructed a genetic map of the parasite that causes schistosomiasis.

Schistosomiasis is a chronic intestinal infection that can damage internal organs and, in children, [...]

Washington, June 26 (ANI): A collaborative team of geneticists from The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, and several other institutions say that they have found more autism susceptibility genes.

The researchers said that they identified 27 different genetic regions where rare copy number variations – missing or extra copies [...]

Washington, June 20 (ANI): Scientists have said that they are forging ahead in developing replacements for petrochemical fuels that will be cost-competitive and renewable while having a minimal impact on the environment.

A consensus is emerging that no one technology will reign supreme and that a range of current and novel methodologies will contribute to meeting [...]

Washington, May 25 (ANI): Scientists from University of Kiel, Germany have identified a genetic link between dental disease periodontitis and coronary heart disease (CHD).

Dr. Arne Schaefer, of the Institute for Clinical Molecular Biology, University of Kiel, Germany, said that they have discovered a genetic variant situated on chromosome 9, which was shared between the two [...]

Washington, May 25 (ANI): Socialite Paris Hilton would love to return to the big screen – if Quentin Tarantino directs her.

The reality TV star has played minor roles in movies including 2005 teen horror ‘House of Wax’ and ‘Repo! the Genetic Opera’.

The blonde says that she loves Tarantino’s films and believes he is the [...]

Washington, May 21 (ANI): Researchers at Iowa State University, US, have discovered a previously unknown genetic pathway in plant cells that regulates plant growth.

Yanhai Yin, an assistant professor in genetics, development and cell biology, Iowa State University, examined signaling mechanisms of a [...]

Washington, May 15 (ANI): Genes rather than the environment may help explain why some teens are more likely than others to be victimized by crime, says a new study.

The research is believed to be the first to investigate the genetic basis of victimization.

“Victimization can appear to be a purely environmental phenomenon, in which people [...]

London, May 11 (ANI): An international team of scientists, including an Indian-origin researcher, have identified new genes associated with hypertension.

Dr. Aravinda Chakravarti, head of the Centre for Complex Disease Genomics in the McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine at Hopkins, says that the finding attains significance as it may pave the way for new treatments for [...]

Washington, May 6 (ANI): It’s the genetic make-up of a person that determines how he or she would take economic decisions on the basis of whether the options have been framed negatively or positively, according to a study from University College London (UCL).

Decision-making is a complex process, particularly when we are uncertain about outcomes, which [...]

Washington, April 30 (ANI): Previous studies have provided a strong basis of support for hypothesis that individuals with particular genotypes are predestined to negative life outcomes such as depression, anxiety disorders. But now, a new study has challenged this view.

Researchers studied infant monkeys from four different rearing conditions to examine how social context and different [...]

New Delhi, Apr 24 (ANI): Scientists are undertaking research to develop a vaccine for immunization against malaria. The vaccine is expected to reduce the severity of the disease.

The scientists at the international Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) in New Delhi [...]

London, Apr 20 (ANI): In what is being called as a “big step” towards answering one of medical science’s great questions, Scottish scientists have discovered genetic “brakes” which could slow down or stop diseases such as multiple sclerosis and cancer.

The findings by the researchers at the Roslin Institute could lead to new treatments and even [...]

Washington, Apr 16 (ANI): A gene, known as RGS17, has been identified as a distinct gene linked to increased lung cancer susceptibility and development in a new study.

Cancer cell biologists at the University of Cincinnati (UC) say that this gene can predispose people with a strong family history of lung cancer towards developing the disease.

They [...]

Washington, April 7 (ANI): A team of British scientists has identified a genetic mutation that may trigger up to 70 percent of cases of the most deadly form of skin cancer – melanoma.

Previous studies have shown that the BRAF gene was often damaged or mutated in melanomas – but it is not known whether this [...]