Category: Health and Traits


May 18, 2008

SNPWatch: Researchers Find SNP Associated with Diffuse-type Gastric Cancer

SNPwatch gives you the latest news about research linking various traits and conditions to individual genetic variations. These studies are exciting because they offer a glimpse into how genetics may affect our bodies and health; but in most cases, more work is needed before this research can provide [...]

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May 8, 2008

Researchers Identify Function of SNP in Breast Cancer Susceptibility

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Multiple studies have indicated that a SNP in the FGFR2 gene can increase the risk for breast cancer. Results published online this week in the open-access journal PLoS Biology show how. It turns out that the riskier version of this SNP increases the amount of the FGFR2 protein that is made by cells, [...]

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May 4, 2008

SNPwatch: MC4R Gene Associated with Body Mass

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The Atkins diet, the South Beach diet, the Grapefruit diet, the Cabbage Soup diet – we know all these fad diets have their limits, because ultimately, the only way to lose weight is to eat fewer calories and burn more. But have you ever thought about what controls your appetite? What if your body [...]

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May 1, 2008

SNPwatch: Genetic Factors Related to Blood Glucose

SNPwatch gives you the latest news about research linking various traits and conditions to individual genetic variations. These studies are exciting because they offer a glimpse into how genetics may affect our bodies and health; but in most cases, more work is needed before this research can provide [...]

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April 29, 2008

New Ideas: Personalized Medicine in the Developing World

Muhammad Yunus at his alma mater in Chittagong, Bangladesh 23andMe presented yesterday at the 11th Milken Institute Global Conference, taking place through Wednesday in Los Angeles. The conference has a significant health care focus, with session topics ranging from "Is the Pharmaceutical Well Drying out?" [...]

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April 10, 2008

SNPwatch: Asthma-associated SNP May Offer Clues to the Disease and its Treatment

SNPwatch gives you the latest news about research linking various traits and conditions to individual genetic variations. These studies are exciting because they offer a glimpse into how genetics may affect our bodies and health; but in most cases, more work is needed before this research can provide [...]

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April 7, 2008

SNPwatch: Large Studies Find SNPs with Small Effects on Height

SNPwatch gives you the latest news about research linking various traits and conditions to individual genetic variations. These studies are exciting because they offer a glimpse into how genetics may affect our bodies and health; but in most cases, more work is needed before this research can provide [...]

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April 4, 2008

SNPwatch: “Environment” also genetic?

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SNPwatch gives you the latest news about research linking various traits and conditions to individual genetic variations. These studies are exciting because they offer a glimpse into how genetics may affect our bodies and health; but in most cases, more work is needed before this research can provide [...]

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March 31, 2008

SNPwatch: Large Studies Find New Associations for Colorectal Cancer and Type 2 Diabetes

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SNPwatch gives you the latest news about research linking various traits and conditions to individual genetic variations. These studies are exciting because they offer a glimpse into how genetics may affect our bodies and health; but in most cases, more work is needed before this research can provide [...]

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March 28, 2008

Schizophrenia Genetics in Science: SNPs Are Only One Piece of the Puzzle

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Genome-wide association studies, which are the source for most of the data 23andMe uses in Gene Journal (now called Health and Traits) entries, are based on the “common disease-common allele model” – the idea that many illnesses, even relatively rare ones, can be caused by combinations of genetic [...]

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