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The worldwide projects on scanning the human DNA are leading to the conclusion that a large number of diseases are actually linked to the genetic composition of an individual. With the advancement of gene-scanning technique, since 2005, studies have...
We are just another species. Our genes had to adapt to survive the inter-species competition; then it is no wonder that we are genetically hard-wired to hope for the best in every situation. Without hope, we could have never survived the terrible...
What sort of treatment multiple myeloma patients may have to go for, could be predicted on the basis of a few genes, claims a new study by the US researchers.
Prediction, showing the way multiple myeloma could move on, would certainly help...
Social environment is not the only factor that determines good or bad behavior of a person, but genetic factors also play a significant role in this. Researchers came up with this belief after studying the behavior of adult twins.
Findings of this...
Approval of race-based drug by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or FDA has given rise to a new debate that where this move of race-based drugs would lead to. The debate was triggered by Bidil - a racial based drug.
Among this debate over...
Most of the guys with blue eyes prefer blue-eyed women because this helps them knowing that whether their partner is faithful or not, a new study has revealed this fact.
According to the laws of genetics if both partners have blue eyes then it is...
Red hair gene may be the main culprit behind skin cancer. Dr. Jiali Han of Harvard Medical School in Boston and colleagues has given vent to this idea. However, they are not very sure about it.
Genes that play an important role in skin pigmentation...
Two Americans, Craig Mello and Andrew Fire have jointly grabbed this year's coveted Nobel Prize for their contribution in the field of medicine. These two scientists worked hard on genetics to find out a solution to get rid of the various body...
Breast and colorectal cancers are found to spread their tentacles enormously. In US, every year, near about 210,000 cases of breast cancer are diagnosed causing 40,000 deaths whereas 145,000 patients with colorectal cancer are diagnosed causing 56,000...
A particular gene fault leads to bowel cancer. There is a test revealed to categorize the patients of bowel cancer. The test will help to get the best treatment. It also helps to recognize relatives with the same mutation.
Faults in three genes, MLH1,.
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Gene Tests, Bowel Cancer, MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, Genes, DNA, Cancer, Edinburgh University, New England Journal of Medicine, Health & Fitness
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