Researchers Find Genes That Could Cause Children's Cerebral Palsy
A team of researchers on Friday said that they have identified genes that might be partially behind cerebral palsy, a condition that affects the ability to move and maintain balance and posture in children.
Mar 30, 2024, 20:14 PM IST
Rare Disorder Behind Extra Fingers And Toes: Study
The disorder, which has not yet been named, is caused by a genetic mutation in a gene called MAX.
Jan 31, 2024, 18:38 PM IST
Severe Covid-19 May Cause Long-Lasting Alterations To Innate Immune System: Study
The study examined immune cells and molecules in blood samples from 38 people recovering from severe Covid and other severe illnesses.
Aug 19, 2023, 18:49 PM IST
Can Genes Make People Prone To Allergies? Here’s What Study Reveals
Researchers discovered how genetic variations that change a particular protein called ETS1 can affect how our bodies react to allergens.
Jul 14, 2023, 20:54 PM IST
Can You Grow Taller Despite Your Genes? Debunking Common Myths
There are modern sciences that not just suggest but also validate that every child is born with a predetermined genetic disposition that can be altered with conscious behaviour.
May 03, 2023, 14:24 PM IST
Alarming! Height of average Indian is declining, says study
The average height of adult men and women in India in from 2005-06 to 2015-16 has seen a significant decline after an increase from 1998-99. Women from the poorest sections and tribal women showed steepest decline, the study says
Sep 28, 2021, 16:40 PM IST
Scientists spot genes linked with severe COVID-19 risk
Scientists have decoded genes that put certain people at high chances of contracting the virus and developing severe COVID-19.
May 16, 2021, 14:29 PM IST
Multiple genes to blame for risk of asthma, eczema
The study, published in the journal Human Molecular Genetics, shows that the risk of developing asthma, hay fever or eczema is affected by genes, environment and lifestyle factors.
Aug 07, 2019, 15:10 PM IST
Scientists suggest homosexuality is genetic, decode Darwinian paradox
Evidence suggests that homosexuality is governed by genetic influences and gay couples reproduce less than heterosexuals. Scientists are now debating how such behaviour fits with Charles Darwin's theory of evolution and will homosexuality eventually be extinct?
Sep 25, 2018, 14:08 PM IST
Genes determine how heart rate responds to exercise: Research
New research has found that genetic differences in receptors found in skeletal muscles can contribute to this different response.
Sep 12, 2018, 12:13 PM IST
Over 100 genes that determine hair colour identified
Scientists have identified 124 genes that play a major role in determining the colour of our hair, a finding that could help law enforcers predict the hair colour of a criminal from DNA evidence at the crime scene.
Apr 17, 2018, 13:16 PM IST
80 genes that trigger depression identified
Nearly 80 genes that could be linked to depression have been identified, a finding that adds to the evidence that it is partly a genetic disorder, say scientists.
Apr 17, 2018, 09:55 AM IST
New blood test to predict TB onset two years in advance
Researchers have developed a new blood test that can more accurately predict the development of tuberculosis (TB) up to two years before its onset in high-risk patients.
Apr 06, 2018, 12:26 PM IST
Over 500 genes associated with intelligence identified by scientists
The team not only identified 538 genes related to intellectual ability but also found 187 regions in the human genome that are linked to thinking skills.
Mar 13, 2018, 10:38 AM IST
Gene therapy drug shows promise of haemophilia cure
Over one year on from a single treatment with a gene therapy drug, participants with haemophilia A (the most common type) are showing normal levels of the previously missing protein, and effectively curing them.
Dec 14, 2017, 12:52 PM IST
Genes linked to homosexuality identified
Researchers from North Shore University Health System (NSUHS) in the US also discovered differences in the TSHR gene, which is linked to the thyroid, The Telegraph reported.
Dec 09, 2017, 18:08 PM IST
These genes could help prolong human life
The DNA samples from the volunteers carry the genetics of their biological parents, so provide a practical way of studying exceptionally long lifespans.
Dec 08, 2017, 14:07 PM IST
Rare Amish gene may hold secret to long, healthy life
Amish people with the mutation lived up to an average 85 years of age, significantly over 10 years longer than their predicted average lifespan of 71.
Nov 17, 2017, 18:10 PM IST
This rare gene may hold secret to long, healthy life
A genetically and culturally isolated group of "Amish" people in Berne, Indiana, US, were found to be the sole carriers of the gene mutation.
Scientists edit genes inside human body for the first time – Things to know
Gene editing (or genome editing) is the insertion, deletion or replacement of DNA at a specific site in the genome of an organism or cell.
Nov 16, 2017, 19:32 PM IST
