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Gene variants

'Gene Variants' - 7 New Result(s)
  • Gene Variant May Drive Hunger For High-Fat Foods
    Gene Variant May Drive Hunger For High-Fat Foods

    People with a variant of a particular gene prefer high-fat food compared to people without it, said a study Tuesday, suggesting our dietary preferences may be at last partly pre-coded.

  • Gene that Quells Desire to Drink Alcohol Identified
    Gene that Quells Desire to Drink Alcohol Identified

    In a step that could lead to development of drugs to regulate alcohol consumption, researchers have identified a gene variant that suppresses the desire for a drink.

  • Scientists Discover Unique Gene Variant Protecting This Greek Village From Heart Ailments
    Scientists Discover Unique Gene Variant Protecting This Greek Village From Heart Ailments

    As part of their study new cardioprotective gene variant was discovered, which was not previously known to have cardioprotective qualities. The scientists also said that the variant may be almost unique to the Mylopotamos population.

  • Can't Live Without Coffee? Blame Your Genes
    Can't Live Without Coffee? Blame Your Genes

    Those who metabolize caffeine faster are more likely to drink more of it and the ones with only a couple of the gene variations are less likely to be heavy coffee drinkers than others.

  • Gall Bladder Cancer: Scientists Identify Gene Variants Causing its Risk
    Gall Bladder Cancer: Scientists Identify Gene Variants Causing its Risk

    A new study shed light on the discovery of two gene variations that has influenced increased risk of gall bladder cancer amongst Indians.

  • Apple or Pear? Gene Variant May Decide Body Shape in Women
    Apple or Pear? Gene Variant May Decide Body Shape in Women

    Researchers first identified the relationship between the variant near KLF14 and Type-2 diabetes risk in a large, genome-wide association study of a broad population.

  • Steep Drop in BMI Could Indicate Alzheimer's in Elder Women
    Steep Drop in BMI Could Indicate Alzheimer's in Elder Women

    A recent study has found that women with a gene variant associated with Alzheimer's disease experience a steeper decline in body mass index (BMI) after the age 70.

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