23andMe Explores Dietary Habit and Health Outcomes
23andMe investigate how dietary habits, along with genetics, demographics, lifestyle and other data can influence overall health outcomes.
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BMI across the USA
We calculated the BMI of 23andMe customers in the United States, who have consented to participate in research. The map shows a states with the highest prevalence of obesity.
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New Research Shows Shared Genetic Link Between Alcohol Dependence and Psychiatric Disorders
In the largest genetic study of it's kind an international team of researchers using data from the UK Biobank and 23andMe found shared genetic underpinnings for alcoholism and several psychiatric disorders including depression, ADHD and schizophrenia.
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23andMe Scientist Presents Better Way to Predict Skin Cancer Risk
23andMe scientists present findings on using a new statistical model that combines data like sun exposure along with genetic data, to better predict skin cancer risk.
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23andMe at Annual Meeting of the American Society of Human Genetics
More than 50 23andMe scientists will be participating in the annual meeting of the American Society of Human Genetics in San Diego this year.
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Tipping the scales: Participants make healthy dietary changes in response to direct-to-consumer genetic test results
According to 23andMe research, many people reported making healthy changes to their lifestyle after receiving personalized genetic reports with information about diet and weight.
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23andMe Launches Landmark Weight Loss Study
23andMe researchers will recruit 100,000 customers to participate in the first genome-wide association study of behavioral weight loss strategies.
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Wait for it, new genetic research on impulsivity
Working with 23andMe, researchers at the University of California, San Diego, have found genetic correlations for ‘delay discounting,’ that overlap with several neuropsychiatric conditions, such ADHD, depression, smoking dependency and being overweight.
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23andMe Genome Research Day
Every day at 23andMe is a research day.Joyce Tung, 23andMe’s Vice President of Research, listening in on sequencing and imputation.But recently, we had our very first “23andMe Genome Research Day”,...
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23andMe Releases First-of-its Kind Genetic Weight Report
23andMe scientists created a first of its kind genetic weight report that uses machine learning techniques to estimate BMI based on genetics and lifestyle to calculate customers genetic predisposition to weigh more or less than average. The report also provides insight into which lifestyle factors might make the biggest difference for a person’s own weight.
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