• Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 10th, 2015
Scientists Believe to Have Identified So-Called Obesity Gene

Scientists Believe to Have Identified So-Called Obesity Gene

This gene might explain why some people tend to gain weight

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • January 16th, 2015
The Key to Immortality: Methuselah Flies Age Slower, Live Longer

The Key to Immortality: Methuselah Flies Age Slower, Live Longer

The flies were made to live up to 60% longer than normal by a team of researchers who toyed with their genetic makeup

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • December 18th, 2014
Scientists Gain New Insight into How Cancer Spreads Through the Body

Scientists Gain New Insight into How Cancer Spreads Through the Body

Understanding how cancer spreads in the body means knowing how to block or at least slow metastasis, specialists say

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 9th, 2014
Cool Gene Slows Aging, Might Be the Long Sought-After Fountain of Youth

Cool Gene Slows Aging, Might Be the Long Sought-After Fountain of Youth

The gene's ability to slow the aging process has until now only been documented in flies

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 14th, 2013
Gene Makes People More Vulnerable to Depression, Scientists Claim

Gene Makes People More Vulnerable to Depression, Scientists Claim

Evidence suggests that this gene affects the way people see and experience the world

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 23rd, 2013
Gene That Erases Memory Pinned Down in Mice

Gene That Erases Memory Pinned Down in Mice

Neurologists suspect the gene can also perform memory extinction in human patients

Gene Switched On by Stress Speeds Up the Spread of Cancer

Gene Switched On by Stress Speeds Up the Spread of Cancer

Researchers say silencing this gene might help keep tumors from growing

Scientists Switch Off Chromosome Responsible for Down's Syndrome

Scientists Switch Off Chromosome Responsible for Down's Syndrome

The breakthrough could lead to better treatments for this conditions

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 15th, 2013
Gene Therapy Promises to Cure Baby Girl Born Without an Immune System

Gene Therapy Promises to Cure Baby Girl Born Without an Immune System

Nina suffers from a condition called “bubble baby syndrome,” a simple cold can kill her

Stress Is Taking Over Our Genes

Stress Is Taking Over Our Genes

  • Sci Pry
  • By Smaranda Biliuti
  • September 3rd, 2010
Blood Test Detects Gene Doping

Blood Test Detects Gene Doping

Genetically Low Grades

Genetically Low Grades

  • Sci Pry
  • By Smaranda Biliuti
  • September 2nd, 2010
Anxiety as a Feminine Feature

Anxiety as a Feminine Feature

  • Health
  • By Smaranda Biliuti
  • July 29th, 2010
Diets Are Useless Sometimes

Diets Are Useless Sometimes

They do not work for everyone, as people have different genes

 
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