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Type 2 Diabetes Is Linked To High-Fat Diet

... new studies suggest that people with an inherited predisposition to type 2 diabetes might have variations in the gene for GnT-4a, said the researchers. Edited (ANI)...

War Against Cancer Continues

...f the liver cancer cases in the world, the genetic predisposition of the local Asian population also plays an important role in this. The genetic factor also plays a prominent role in gallbladder cancer. The Helicobacter pylori bacteria are also reported to be responsible for stomach cancer. The intensive cancer ...

Once affected by breast cancer it can strike back!

... arises due to its treatment and or shared genetic predisposition or environmental risks compared with the general population. According to the study the most likely cancers are stomach cancer, ovarian cancer, colorectal cancer, lung cancer, renal cancer, thyroid cancer, soft tissue sarcoma, endometrial cancer, me...

H-ras gene mutation linked to Costello Syndrome

...aracteristics, cardiovascular abnormalities, and a predisposition for tumors. Patients often develop soft tissue tumors in childhood and bladder cancer as young adults. The researchers extracted DNA from blood, saliva or cell lines and performed DNA sequencing. When possible, they also sequenced the genes of the pa...

Urinary Stress Incontinence Not Related To Childbirth

.... The researchers have hypothesized that a genetic predisposition could be more important in the determination of ri... a critical analysis of family history and genetic predisposition in the risk for development of stress incontinence. Establishment of a definitive genetic risk can e...

Urine testing for telomerase enzyme for bladder cancer diagnosis

...etecting cancer in smokers and people with genetic predisposition for cancer. Bladder cancer cure is very difficult in advanced stages and its treatment is easy in early cases of bladder cancer, but bladder detection tests and procedures are very costly and invasive, a easy laboratory test like this would help in ...

Prostate cancer recurrence attributed to obesity and rate of weight gain

... factors such as age, height, obesity, and genetic predisposition have been held responsible for the development of prostate cancer//. A recent research conducted has offered insights into the association between obesity and prostate cancer. Men who gain weight rapidly between the ages of 25 and 40 are twice as l...

Family Counseling To Encourage Children Eat Healthy

...ly history of cardiovascular disease. // Genetic predisposition and unhealthy behaviors are significant risk factors for heart attacks, strokes and related illnesses. After five counseling sessions spaced over nearly three years, participating children reported eating less fat and salt than other youngsters. Th...

Women Growing Up In Poverty At Increased Risk Of Heart Disease

...sm by which socio-economic environment and genetic predisposition interact to influence health. source:(IANS)...

New advance in prostate cancer management

...hat E2F3 gene (marker gene), BRCA2 gene (determine predisposition to prostate cancer and breast cancer) has been identified and sequenced by the members of the institute. In addition, the institute has also developed 'conformal radiotherapy' which allows higher doses of radiation to be targeted directly at tumors....

Gene That Might Be Responsible For Aging

...linked inheritance and the hypothesis that genetic predisposition to chronic age-related disease may be associated with shortened telomeres....

Blood test developed for malignant hyperthermia

... developed a blood test to determine the genetical predisposition for a rare condition// called malignant hypertherm...axants that have to work together with a genetical predisposition to cause the condition. The symptoms often include tachycardia, arrhythmia and rising body temperatu...

Obesity in the Middle age can increase risk of developing dementia

... the fact that adiposity eitherdirectly or through predisposition to cardiovasculardisease and diabetes can increase the risk ofdementia. Obesity has already been linked to variousother diseases. One more disease now joins the fray....

Childhood Wheezing Could Be Hereditary

...ent wheezers clearly possess a significant genetic predisposition to their disease and correction of factors such as early-life smoking exposure, recurrent chest infections, and social deprivation merely delay the inevitable....

Consumption Of Red Meat Found To Double The Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis

...y provoke an immune response in individuals with a predisposition for rheumatoid arthritis. Thus researchers conclude saying that, a high level of red meat consumption may represent a novel risk factor for inflammatory arthritis or may act as a marker for a group of persons with an increased risk from other lifesty...

Marijuana Use Could Result In Psychosis

...ars. Participants were examined for substance use, predisposition for psychosis, and psychotic symptoms. Results sho...adults who frequently used marijuana. Those with a predisposition to psychosis had an even stronger increased risk. In conclusion researchers say Marijuana use moder...

Tobacco Found To Trigger Familial Pancreatic Cancer

...onset of pancreatic cancer in those with a genetic predisposition to the disease, according to a new study.// Pancreatic cancer is rare and has a 4-percent five-year survival rate. Only a small percentage of patients have the familial form. Researchers studied 826 patients with pancreatic cancer. Thirty of these p...

Urinary Incontinence May Be Hereditary

...ther increase the risk among women with a familial predisposition ....

Relationship Between Genetic Structure And Quality of Life

...t they can now identify [those] who have a genetic predisposition to fatigue, stress or other quality of life deficits and thereby help specialists intervene early and help patients deal with these issues. ...

Vitamin B12 Supplements Found To Improve Memory

...n traits and environmental factors on memory. The predisposition to Alzheimer's is found in a version of the APOE gene. Fifteen percent of the population are carriers of this genotype and have, on average, a smaller brain area associated with memory. Researchers studied 167 healthy people of average age 83 to look...

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