- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 10th, 2015
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 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
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
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
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
Neurologists suspect the gene can also perform memory extinction in human patients
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 24th, 2013
Gene Switched On by Stress Speeds Up the Spread of Cancer
Researchers say silencing this gene might help keep tumors from growing
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 18th, 2013
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
Nina suffers from a condition called “bubble baby syndrome,” a simple cold can kill her
- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Smaranda Biliuti
- January 15th, 2011
Heart Diseases and Heart Attacks Could Be Genetic
- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Smaranda Biliuti
- January 7th, 2011
Study: Gene Loss Helps Brain-Tumor Development, Decreases Survival
- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Smaranda Biliuti
- December 2nd, 2010
Convergent Evolution of Circadian Clock Gene in Plants and Humans
- Health
- By Smaranda Biliuti
- July 29th, 2010
Diets Are Useless Sometimes
They do not work for everyone, as people have different genes