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Gene therapy is emerging as one of the more promising alternatives to long-term anti-VEGF treatment. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Gene therapy can free patients from eye infections

Studies reveal that gene therapy effective for treating wet age-related macular degeneration.
15 Oct 2019 10:19 AM
Depression has effects on the body in addition to mind, (Photo:Representational/ Pexels)

Depression genes linked to other diseases

Apparently, depression can cause other illnesses.
07 Sep 2019 11:00 AM
The study was also able to identify several genes that boost the risk of one of these diseases in relation to the others. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Genetic material can determine risk to underlying diseases

Multiple genes affect risk of asthma, hay fever, eczema: Study.
06 Aug 2019 12:29 PM
The new study could lead to more precise matching between donors and patients and reduce kidney transplant failures. (Photo: ANI)

Kidney transplants often fail; here’s why

Many kidney transplants fail due to genetic incompatibility.
16 May 2019 4:03 PM
It was discovered that husbands with a particular genotype felt less satisfied with the support they got from their wives, hence were less satisfied with their marriage. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Supportive partners essential for marital bliss

Not love, genotypes responsible for supporting each other impact the quality of marriages: Study.
11 Feb 2019 7:38 PM
Research shows that not getting enough sleep, or getting poor-quality sleep, increases the risk of high blood pressure, heart disease, obesity, and diabetes. (Photo: Pixabay)

Dangers of sleep deprivation

Sleep deprivation may lead to DNA damage: Study.
26 Jan 2019 6:14 PM
He Jiankui, associate professor at Southern University of Science and Technology in Shenzhen, China, sparked an international scientific and ethical row when he said he had used a technology known as CRISPR-Cas9 to alter the embryonic genes of twin girls born in November.

Chinese scientist criticized for risking 'gene-edited' babies' lives

He believed his gene editing would help protect the girls from infection with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
08 Jan 2019 10:25 AM
Researchers use genetics to predict response to antipsychotic medication. (Photo: Pixabay)

Researchers use genetics to predict response to antipsychotic medication

Read on to find out more.
06 Nov 2018 7:40 PM
DNA can determine your academic success, new study finds. (Photo: Pixabay)

DNA can determine your academic success, new study finds

Researchers say genetics play a big role in whether people take up higher education.
19 Oct 2018 4:58 PM
Study also found genetics accounted for 51 per cent of difference in whether young people chose to go to university and 57 per cent of difference in quality of chosen university. (Photo: Pixabay)

Genes may partly decide which university you attend: Study

Researchers from King's College London in UK found genetic factors that explained 57 per cent of differences in A-level exam results.
19 Oct 2018 1:51 PM
New blood test helps employers to know if you're too tired to work. (Photo: Pixabay)

New blood test could help your boss know if you're too tired to work

It can also help police identify drivers too exhausted to drive.
24 Sep 2018 12:53 PM
Researchers discover gene that protects against dementia. (Photo: Pixabay)

Researchers discover gene that protects against dementia

Here is what a new study has found.
24 Sep 2018 11:24 AM
Scientists say genomic study could help cure diabetes. (Photo: Pixabay)

Scientists say genomic study could help cure diabetes

It could help physicians prescribe interventions aimed at the cause of the disease, rather than just the symptoms.
23 Sep 2018 9:59 AM
11-year-old boy's eyelashes are almost two inches long. (Photo: Pixabay)

11-year-old boy's eyelashes are almost two inches long

The youngster embraces his unique look.
21 Sep 2018 7:59 PM
Affordable testing spurs cancer patients' relatives to assess own disease risk. (Photo: Pixabay)

Affordable testing spurs cancer patients' relatives to assess own disease risk

Cascade genetic testing is one of the highest-yield ways to identify carriers and ultimately reduce their risks.
18 Sep 2018 1:52 PM
Genes determine how your heart rate responds to exercise. (Photo: Pixabay)

Genes determine how your heart rate responds to exercise

It could help signal issues with the heart or blood vessels.
13 Sep 2018 6:31 PM
Researchers found educational achievement to be highly stable throughout schooling, meaning that most students who started off well in primary school continued to do well until graduation. (Photo: Pixabay)

Genes are key to academic success, says study

Study explains substantial influence genes have on academic success, from the start of elementary school to the last day of high school.
10 Sep 2018 9:02 AM
How genetics and pollution aggravates asthma symptoms. (Photo: Pixabay)

How genetics and pollution aggravates asthma symptoms

Researchers found that asthma patients, with a specific genetic profile, exhibit more intense symptoms following exposure to pollution.
03 Sep 2018 6:06 PM
Study finds genetic mutations could drive tumour formation. (Photo: Pixabay)

Study finds genetic mutations could drive tumour formation

The study has important implications for understanding and ultimately targeting the defective mechanisms underlying many human cancers.
02 Sep 2018 12:31 PM
Scientists believe they could soon 'turn off' nightmares. (Photo: Pixabay)

Scientists believe they could soon 'turn off' nightmares

Two genes responsible for nightmares and dreams discovered.
29 Aug 2018 4:28 PM

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