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Detecting lonely genes
A recent study by American scientists has partly answered the question of why people who are lonely are more likely to get sick and may die earlier than others.
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Smoking is at risk of insane
People who smoke a lot of cigarettes are more likely to develop alzheimer's and other forms of dementia than those who have quit or do not smoke.
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Isolation of genes increases height
A group of international scientists from the United Kingdom and the United States identified the first gene directly connected to height. Conducting DNA analysis on 35,0…
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Lonely or sick
It is not surprising that lonely people are often ill: American scientists say genetic genes are the culprits of that condition.
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Funny science mysteries (part 1)
If two twins with the same eggs are married to two boys born from a fetus, will their children be the same? Twins with eggs fall apart or get together more often than we…
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Detection of genes that cause glaucoma
A group of Icelandic researchers identified a gene involved in the occurrence of glaucoma, which causes vision loss due to abnormal high pressure in the eyeball.
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Detecting 2 genes that cause multiple sclerosis
Scientists have discovered two genes that can increase the risk of multiple sclerosis by up to 30%. This research result is an important breakthrough, breaking the deadl…
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Detecting genes that cause itching
Scientists have identified the first gene in the central nervous system that causes itching. Although other itchy genes have been known, this is the first gene that dire…
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Medications for osteoporosis can overcome drug-resistant bacteria
US scientists say they have found a way to prevent drug-resistant bacteria from growing in current treatments.
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Anti-cancer genes may slow down aging
Protein p53 is known to have an anti-cancer role in cells. A Spanish study in rats has found that combining this protein with the Arf protein will slow aging.
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Identify the genes of
For the first time, research on the virus that causes AIDS is done through genetic analysis. Even this time, international scientists have discovered three genes that ca…
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Genetic treatments make the brain work despite being born blind
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have demonstrated a gene therapy method commonly used to restore retina to the eyes in the blind, also restores the functio…
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Detection of genes involved in asthma in children
A gene that greatly increases the risk of asthma in children has just been discovered in a large study by scientists in 5 countries. This finding may lead to a new thera…
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1 year old like stuff 80
The extremely rare Progeria disease causes newborn babies to age with tremendous speed. For every 8 million children born in the world, one will encounter this evil dise…
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Testing gene therapy for Parkinson's disease
US researchers at Cornell University in New York have conducted a first trial of gene therapy in 11 Parkinson's patients and have achieved encouraging results.