MARRAKECH, MOROCCOIn Jemaa el-Fnaa, Marrakech’s bustling main square, street vendors shout special prices on argan oil and wooden camel figurines. Smoke emanates from food stalls, and motorbikes swerve dangerously close …
A new study suggests that a gene known as APOE is a major risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease in certain demographic groups. They found that the risk was strongest for …
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Laney Jones of Fort Lauderdale was just 24 years old when she learned she had breast cancer. Today, she is 40 years old and an advocate for genetic research. “Since …
Credit: Nikita John Krieg / Getty Images Scientists from the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine and the Charitable University Hospital in Berlin, Germany, have identified the PDM16 gene as …
A family history of cancer can put you at greater risk of developing the disease one day. Depending on the type of cancer involved, it may also mean you need …
Graphic abstract. Credit: Mobile reports (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.113252 If you are one of the approximately 25 percent of people who carry a gene variant known as APOE4, you have a …
If you’re one of the roughly 25 percent of people with the gene variant known as APOE4, you have a higher-than-average chance of developing Alzheimer’s disease. But while scientists have …
One of the most important goals of brain research is to understand in detail how genetic abnormalities affect the ability of brain cells and circuits to function properly. This is …
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