genetics

Active Women Pass On The Love Of Exercise To Their Babies In The Womb

By R. Siva Kumar - Apr 01, 2016 07:48 AM EDT

Mothers may be able to communicate the love of exercise to their children even when they are still foetuses.

Perceiving Beauty Is Based On Experience, Not Genetics

By R. Siva Kumar - Oct 03, 2015 10:39 PM EDT

Research finds that even identical twins may have divergent perceptions of beauty.

Tree Of Life Branches It's Way To 3.5 Billion Years Ago On Earth

By Peter R - Sep 20, 2015 12:54 PM EDT

The tree has been a collaboration among 11 institutions. It traces the roots of nearly 2.3 million named species. Researchers have also made provisions to allow researchers to add more species as they are discovered. The tree is open source and available online.

People with Genetically Low Vitamin-D Levels have a Higher Risk of MS, Study Reports

By Cheri Cheng - Aug 26, 2015 03:02 PM EDT

A new study has linked genetically low vitamin D levels to an increased risk of multiple sclerosis.

Can Your Chance of Surviving Cancer Be Hidden in Your DNA?

By Dustin M Braden - Jul 20, 2015 07:13 PM EDT

New research suggests that the chance of survival of a cancer patient is hidden in their DNA. Predicting the survival chance of cancer patients accurately has been a great challenge for the medical community for a very long time. Over the years, several studies were conducted in effort to find a reliable method that enables doctor to approximate a patient's survival change depending on the type of cancer they have. However the predictions have still failed to be reliable despite the effort.

Every Drop Of Blood Can Identify Every Virus You've Ever Hosted, Study

By R. Siva Kumar - Jun 06, 2015 11:54 PM EDT

Your blood can be full of all the viruses that have made you ill---and even recovered from--- according to scientists.

Natural Light Away From The Screen Could Help Reduce The Global Myopia Boom

By R. Siva Kumar - May 06, 2015 09:35 AM EDT

Even as short-sightedness increases all over the world, it is important to focus on giving a natural environment for children to read.

Over-praising Children Can Make Them Narcissistic

By R. Siva Kumar - Mar 10, 2015 04:52 AM EDT

Research shows that trying to make a child feel that she is "special" can make her love herself too much.

Autism Is Mostly in the Genes, Study

By R. Siva Kumar - Mar 06, 2015 09:47 AM EST

Research shows that autism is linked to biological make-up, and also environment, to a lesser degree.

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