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Study Finds Obese Mice Fathers Have Babies with Higher Body Fat Levels
By Cheri Cheng | Jun 17, 2013 11:59 AM EDTResearchers found that when obese male mice reproduced, their children had higher levels of body fat in comparison to the offspring of normal weight mice parents.
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Children Sleep Differently based on Genes and Environment
By Cheri Cheng | May 28, 2013 12:13 PM EDTResearchers found that the number of hours a child sleeps could be tied to genetics.
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Study Finds Smaller Brains in People Suffering from Migraines and Depression
By Cheri Cheng | May 23, 2013 10:52 AM EDTResearchers found that people who suffer from migraines and depression tended to have smaller brains.
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Genetic Test May Determine Risk of Postpartum Depression
By Makini Brice | May 21, 2013 12:56 PM EDTA blood test may soon become available that determines the risk of postpartum depression for pregnant women.
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Growing Group of Scientists Believes Suicide Is a Disease, Not a Symptom
By Makini Brice | May 20, 2013 03:05 PM EDTAs many as 10 percent of suicides occur in people who have no history of mental health problems.
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UK Pilots Program that Will Allow Cancer Patients to Receive Information on Nearly 100 Genes
By Makini Brice | May 20, 2013 02:31 PM EDTUsing the genetic sequencing firm Illumina, the test will provide information about 97 genes that influence the risk of cancer.
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Bunions, Toe Deformities "Highly Inheritable" Among Europeans
By Christine Hsu | May 20, 2013 12:16 PM EDTGot bunions? A new study reveals that people should blame their family and not their shoes for their deformed toes.
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Angelina Jolie's Preventative Mastectomy: Six Celebrities Who Have Undergone Surgery to Lower Their Risk of Cancer
By Makini Brice | May 15, 2013 03:03 PM EDTYesterday, actress Angelina Jolie came forward with a confession that startled many people: earlier this year, she had chosen to undergo a double mastectomy to remove her breasts, and is planning on having another surgery to remove her ovaries.
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10 Percent of Congenital Heart Disease Cases Are Caused by Spontaneous Genetic Mutations: Study
By Makini Brice | May 13, 2013 10:05 AM EDTCongenital heart disease is one of the most common abnormalities in babies, affecting nearly 1 percent of all newborns.
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Eight-Year-Old Boy with Alopecia Suspended from School Because His Hair Is Too Long
By Makini Brice | May 06, 2013 12:36 PM EDTThe school has a strict “long hair rule” forbidding boys from having long hair.
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Scientists Attract Fury With Research of Creation of Hybrid Bird Flu Virus that Could Cause Pandemic
By Makini Brice | May 03, 2013 12:56 PM EDTThe study has caused an outcry among many members of the scientific community, many of whom call the work dangerous and irresponsible.
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Yoga Changes Your Genes, Improving Your Immune System
By Makini Brice | Apr 26, 2013 01:34 PM EDTAnyone who practices yoga knows that it is good for you – and may even constantly tell their friends so.
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Iceland Develops Incest App, Warns People of Possible Ancestral Ties
By Cheri Cheng | Apr 18, 2013 11:56 AM EDTIceland has created an incest app that will inform people of their genetic ties in order to prevent accidental incest.
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Left-Handedness Is a Scientific Mystery
By Makini Brice | Apr 17, 2013 03:09 PM EDTDespite the fact that a solid 10 percent of people are left-handed, researchers have no idea how they exist.
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Genes Signature May Predict Chemotherapy Survival in Cancer Patients
By Christine Hsu | Apr 16, 2013 07:34 AM EDTWill you survive chemotherapy? A new study suggests that it all depends on your genes.
