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Researchers at the UCSF Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center have identified a region on the human genome that appears to determine how strongly drinkers feel the effects of alcohol and thus how prone they are to alcohol abuse.
The researchers found that a DNA sequence variation, known as a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), on chromosome [...]
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Why do some species of birds lay only one egg in their nest, while others lay 10 or more?
A global study of the wide variation among birds in this trait, known as the "clutch size," now provides biologists with some answers. The study, published in the current issue of the journal PLoS Biology, combined data [...]
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People with certain high-risk gene combinations* are eight times more likely to suffer from a severe and prolonged illness when they have an infection, according to UNSW researchers. This group of people is significantly more likely to have an intense illness during the acute stage of an infection – when fever, aches and pain strike [...]
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If you think your levels of "good cholesterol" are good enough, a new study published in the December 2008 issue of The FASEB Journal suggests that you may want to think again. In the report, researchers from the University of Chicago challenge the conventional wisdom that simply having high levels of good cholesterol (HDL) and [...]
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Breast cancer rates increased significantly in four Norwegian counties after women there began undergoing mammography every two years, according to a new report.
Rates among regularly screened women remained higher than rates among women of the same age who were screened only once after six years, suggesting that some of the cancers detected by mammography may [...]
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A new study by researchers at UC Davis Medical Center suggests that the sudden unexplained deaths of some epilepsy patients may be a result of their brains not telling their bodies to breathe during seizures.
"Significant drops in blood oxygen levels are more common than we thought in patients with partial seizures," said study senior author [...]
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Canadian researchers are trying to answer why some smokers develop lung cancer while others remain disease free, despite similar lifestyle changes.
Results were presented at the American Association for Cancer Research`s Seventh Annual International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more people die from lung cancer than [...]
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A two-year study conducted by researchers at George Mason University, INOVA Fairfax Hospital and the National Cancer Institute may open the door to new therapies for combating chronic diseases associated with obesity, a condition that affected more than 33 percent of American adults in 2005-06 according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
While analyzing [...]
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As the saying goes- blondes have more fun, but in the world of insects it may actually be the rare `redheads` that have the last laugh….at least in terms of evolution.
A new study at the University of Melbourne has discovered that genetic variation in an asexual insect – insects that reproduce by cloning themselves – [...]
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