Can Your Genes Help Pick the Best Diet for Weight Loss?
Scientists are planning to review studies about how our genes might affect which diets work best for losing weight. Some people lose weight faster on …
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Gene Variants May Affect How Well Iron Medicine Works in Blood Disorder Patients
Researchers studied 44 patients with thalassemia major, a serious blood disorder that requires regular blood transfusions and iron-removing medicine. They …
Read MoreWhy Some People Get Heart Disease Even With Normal Cholesterol
Researchers in Malaysia are studying a hidden heart disease risk factor called lipoprotein(a), or Lp(a) for short. While doctors have long focused on regular …
Read MoreDoes a Special Diet Help Kids with Autism? What Scientists Found
Researchers recently studied whether eating fewer histamine-containing foods could help children with autism. While the study asked an important question, …
Read MoreA Protein That Carries Vitamin D May Help Women Get Pregnant
Researchers studied whether a protein called vitamin D binding protein (DBP) affects pregnancy success in women trying to conceive. They looked at 881 women …
Read MoreWhy Some People in Peru May Fight a Parasite Infection Better Than Others
Researchers in Peru studied how a person's genes might affect whether they catch a parasite infection called hydatidosis and how well a common medicine treats …
Read MoreScientists Find Genetic Clues That May Predict Heart Defects in Babies
Researchers analyzed 175 studies to understand which genetic changes might increase the risk of babies being born with heart defects. They found 36 genetic …
Read MoreScientists Find New Way to Test Treatments for Rare Genetic Disease
Researchers developed a new testing method to find better treatments for alkaptonuria, a rare genetic disease that affects how the body breaks down certain …
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