Carnegie Mellon develops innovative method to detect genetic causes of complex diseases
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Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Researchers have found evidence that chronic disease in either a mother or father can create unfavourable conditions in the womb that are associated with the development of polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) in daughters. In another study, researchers found that brother...Swine Flu Pandemic Causes Public Concerns About Hand Sanitizers
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REYKJAVIK, Iceland, July 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The largest study of the genetics of schizophrenia ever undertaken has revealed several new common single-letter variants in the sequence of the human genome (SNPs) linked to risk of the disease. The study, by a multinational consortium of s...Methadone Frequently Causes Menopausal Symptoms in Young Women
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