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When To Lose Virginity Depends On DNA: Sex Life Linked To Genes
By Brian McNeill | Apr 20, 2016 06:41 AM EDTLosing one’s virginity is traditionally believed to be something brought up as a matter of choice. Normally such would be lost due to serious relationships though there could be some who would give it up for the reason of experiencing sexual intercourse.
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Height Influences Likelihood Of Getting Cardiovascular Disease
By Jenn Loro | Feb 05, 2016 10:52 AM ESTA German-led study suggests that tall people are less likely to have cardiovascular diseases and diabetes but are exposed to greater risk of having cancer.
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Genetics have a Role to Play in Physical Attraction
By Kanika Gupta | Jan 31, 2016 03:23 PM ESTWhile you may think that marriages are made in heaven, a scientific principle is at play to decide your partner! Recent study reveals that genetics have a large role to play in determining your romantic partners
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'Emotional' Brain Circuit Passed Down From Mothers To Daughters
By R. Siva Kumar | Jan 28, 2016 01:47 PM ESTResearch shows that the brain's "emotional" circuit is more likely to be passed down from mothers to daughters as opposed to other scenarios.
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Educating People about Heart Risk Genes can Improve Cholesterol Levels, Study Finds
By Cheri Cheng | Nov 09, 2015 12:51 PM ESTA new study found that people who were informed about their heart risk genes were more focused on reducing their bad cholesterol levels.
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‘Food Words’ can Trigger Overeating, Two Studies Report
By Cheri Cheng | Nov 06, 2015 04:02 PM ESTTwo new studies reported that certain words, when paired with stress and genetics, could trigger people to overeat.
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DNA-Testing to Tailor Diets can be Effective, Study Reports
By Cheri Cheng | Nov 14, 2014 02:12 PM ESTPeople's genetic makeup could one day be used to create one-of-a-kind diet plans, a new study out of the University of Toronto found.
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Height is Determined Mostly by Genes, Researchers Report
By Cheri Cheng | Oct 06, 2014 09:59 AM EDTAn international team of researchers discovered that height is mostly determined by genes.
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Babies Can Inherit Traits of Mother's Ex-Lovers
By Christine Hsu | Oct 01, 2014 09:52 PM EDTDon't look like your dad? You might look like your mother's previous lover, according to new research.
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Smoking Influences Grandchildren Growth
By Christine Hsu | Aug 18, 2014 05:34 PM EDTSmoking harms more people than you think. New research reveals that women who smoke during pregnancy can seriously impeded the growth of their future grandchildren.
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Pfizer Teams up with 23andMe to Study Bowel Disease
By Cheri Cheng | Aug 12, 2014 12:48 PM EDTPfizer and 23andMe have teamed up to study bowel disease.
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Friends Share Genetic Similarities, Study Finds
By Cheri Cheng | Jul 14, 2014 03:13 PM EDTA new study found that unrelated friends share more genetic similarities than two strangers.
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Same Genes are Responsible for Reading and Math Skills, Study Finds
By Cheri Cheng | Jul 08, 2014 11:07 AM EDTAccording to a new study, the genes that are responsible for children's reading skills play a huge factor in the children's mathematical abilities as well.
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Here's Why Some Boys And Girls Are Bigger Than Others
By Kamal Nayan | Apr 24, 2014 09:11 AM EDTThe influence of genetic factors on differences between children's Body Mass Index (BMI) changes from 43 percent at age 4 to 82 percent at age 10, according to a new study.
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King Richard III’s Genome will be Decoded
By Cheri Cheng | Feb 12, 2014 02:32 PM ESTA new project aims to decode the late King Richard III's DNA.
