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High education level is hereditary?
Medicine - Health

High education level is hereditary?

Researching genetic data of nearly 300,000 people of European descent, scientists have discovered 74 genes that can dominate learning ability and education level in huma…

December 15, 2018
Antibiotics increase the risk of eczema
Medicine - Health

Antibiotics increase the risk of eczema

A new study in the UK found that children taking antibiotics in their first year of life had a 40% increased risk of eczema, according to the Daily Mail on June 20.

December 14, 2018
Most children's intelligence is hereditary
Medicine - Health

Most children's intelligence is hereditary

The findings from the largest gene study ever for children's intelligence have fueled a long debate about whether intelligence is a natural product or nurturing process.

December 14, 2018
Korea uses stem cells to treat Huntington's disease
Medicine - Health

Korea uses stem cells to treat Huntington's disease

The treatment of Huntington's disease, a type of hereditary neuropathy, with stem cell technology has been developed in Korea. Professor Song Ji-hwan of the hospital He…

December 14, 2018
Using stem cells to treat genetic anemia
Medicine - Health

Using stem cells to treat genetic anemia

A group of scientists from many Chinese medical institutions and universities are conducting research on a new way to treat thalassemia in alpha form, a form of heredita…

December 14, 2018
Lazy is hereditary
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Lazy is hereditary

Scientists at the University of California have explained the nature of laziness and, according to them, is a heredity.

December 14, 2018
Hereditary anemia helps the body fight malaria
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Hereditary anemia helps the body fight malaria

Children with a genetic disorder with a blood disorder called alpha thalassemia often produce abnormally small blood cells, a form of mild anemia. Currently, scientists…

December 14, 2018
What is glass bone disease?
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What is glass bone disease?

Osteogenesis Imperfecta Osteogenesis Imperfecta, or OI for short, is a rare, hereditary bone disease that is caused by damage to the collagen fibers of the bone that mak…

December 14, 2018
Emotional expressions on the face are hereditary
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Emotional expressions on the face are hereditary

According to Israeli biologists, most facial expressions like anger, are hereditary. Nerves and facial muscles can be controlled by genes passed from one generation to a…

December 14, 2018