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Gene linked to obesity and Alzheimer's disease
April 24, 2010 11:37 AM
A third of americans are estimated to carry a genetic variant that experts say makes them more vulnerable to obesity -and- Alzheimer's disease. UCLA researchers studied brain scans of more than 200 elderly adults, and found reduced brain volume in carriers of the genetic variant. The gene is... more » -
Dieting according to your blood type may help shed pounds
December 4, 2009 9:59 AM
Barbara Sakota's been practicing homeopathy for more than 20 years. "It's a way of life, we don't use the four letter D word," she said. She doesn't call it a diet. But for her, part of staying healthy is eating based on her blood type. "I'm... more » -
3 Americans share 2009 Nobel medicine prize
October 5, 2009 12:43 PM
Americans Elizabeth H. Blackburn, Carol W. Greider and Jack W. Szostak won the 2009 Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discovering a key mechanism in the genetic operations of cells, an insight that has inspired new lines of research into cancer. It was the first time two women... more » -
Genetics determines how well Plavix works
September 2, 2009 11:55 AM
The anti-clotting drug Plavix is prescribed to people with heart disease to prevent blood clots. But in some patients -- the drug doesn't work, leaving patients at risk for stroke and heart attack. Researchers at the University of Maryland think they know why. They've found a genetic variant that... more »
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