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Scientists used a new platform called 'GeneMap' (Gene-Metabolite Association Prediction) to identify genes required for mitochondrial choline transport.According to the study published in the journal Nature Genetics, abnormalities in metabolic functions are linked to several disorders...

The University of Cambridge-led team studied the DNA of nearly 800,000 women from Europe, North America, China, Japan and Korea.Their results, published in the journal Nature Genetics, showed more than 1,000 variants. The team said that about 600 of these variants were seen for the first time...

When under stress, people turn to high-calorie foods for solace.The study, conducted by researchers at the University of Colorado at Boulder, found that in animals, a high-fat diet disrupts resident gut bacteria, alters behavior and affects brain chemicals in ways that increase anxiety."To...

Washington [US], A new study has revealed that the SMCHD1 protein controls how genes are digested, which affects the course of facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD). This discovery about the role of SMCHD1 in gene regulation is important because it provides new avenues for creating...

LONDON: About 8 percent of human DNA is made up of genetic sequences derived from ancient viruses. These sequences, known as human endogenous retroviruses (or HERVs), are hundreds of thousands to millions of years old – some even predating the emergence of Homo sapiens.Our latest research...

Women are more prone to UTIs than men and about half of them are affected by the uncomfortable and often painful symptoms at some point in their lives.This usually occurs in the bladder or urethra, causing pelvic pain, increased urge to urinate, pain with urination, and blood in the urine. It...

New Delhi: According to new research published in the British medical journal Evidence-Based Medicine, adopting a healthy lifestyle can prevent the effects of life-shortening genes by more than 60 percent.Researchers found four factors to create the most favorable lifestyle combination –...

Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Madhya Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP chief VD Sharma) on Monday took a dig at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, saying that the Congress party has been limited to one family and he has always said 'Divide and Rule'. ' Has done the work. Further said that the...

Sydney, The core experiences of depression – changes in energy, activity, thinking and mood – have been described for more than 10,000 years. The word "depression" has been in use for about 350 years.Given this long history, it may surprise you that experts do not agree on what depression is...

New Delhi: A set of genes may be common to both depression and hearing loss, researchers said, a finding that may explain why having one increases the risk of developing the other.He said a "surprising" link between the diseases has existed since the 1990s.While studies have shown that...

There has been speculation since the 1990s that the two diseases are somehow related. Around 280 million people worldwide suffer from depression, while 620 million suffer from CVD.Researchers at the University of Finland used blood gene analysis to determine the clinical connection between the...

New Delhi: Ninety-nine regions on the human genome are associated with the risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to an international study analyzing genetic data of people of different ancestries.The findings showed that heredity is central to this and that...

New York [US], In recent years, considerable progress has been made in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In many conditions, a combination of medications cannot effectively suppress the inflammatory cells that cause swelling and discomfort when they enter the tissue surrounding the...