Hidden DNA Repeats Point to a New Alzheimer’s Risk Gene, Long-Read Study Reveals
A hybrid long-read and short-read sequencing study has identified a common CCG repeat in the FAM193B promoter as a genome-wide ...
Tag: polygenic risk score
Gut Bacteria Genes May Predict Who Responds to Antidepressants
Researchers report that polygenic risk scores based on heritable gut bacteria predicted remission and symptom improvement in depression patients treated ...
Genes to Brain Scans: Scientists Trace ADHD Risk to Reproducible Neural Signatures
A large multimodal neuroimaging and genetics study has identified reproducible brain signatures tied to ADHD polygenic risk that predict inattention ...
One Obesity Gene Variant Rewires Nearly 100 Genes in Fat Cells, Study Finds
Researchers combined single nucleus RNA-sequencing with GWAS and UK Biobank data to show that an obesity-linked variant in SREBF1 allele-specifically ...
Four Gene Variants Stack the Odds of Metabolic Syndrome in Brazilian Adults
A study of 420 Brazilian adults links variants in ADRB3, LEPR, FTO and PPARG to metabolic syndrome and shows that ...
Sweet Tooth, Faster Aging: Dietary Preferences Linked to Dementia Risk
A large UK Biobank cohort study finds that a sweet-tooth dietary preference profile is associated with sharply higher dementia risk, ...
Repeated Infections May Speed Up Biological Aging, Large Chinese Cohort Study Finds
A prospective cohort study of 7,614 Chinese adults links frequent and severe infection trajectories to accelerated biological aging and higher ...
Study Probes Racial Differences in Prurigo Nodularis, a Debilitating Itch Disease
A cross-sectional analysis using the NIH All of Us Research Program compares the clinical characteristics and lifestyle factors of Black ...
Greener Neighborhoods, Cleaner Air, Lower Epilepsy Risk: A Study of Nearly 440,000 People
A UK Biobank study of 437,526 adults finds that greener residential surroundings are linked to lower epilepsy risk and longer ...
Exercise May Blunt the Genetic Risk of Depression, Landmark Study Finds
A study of more than 23,000 All of Us participants combining whole-genome sequencing with nearly two years of Fitbit data ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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