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Genetically, Schizophrenia Is At Least Eight Separate Diseases
Posted in Science on 16th Sep, 2014
by Alex Muller
A range of disorders lead to different symptoms, new research says, raising hopes for individualized treatment.
Genes point to immune role in Alzheimer's disease
Posted in Science on 19th Aug, 2014
by Alex Muller
The discovery of a link between Alzheimer's disease and changes in several genes associated with inflammation opens a new frontier for investigation into the cause of the disease.
We may be one step closer to a cure for jet lag
Posted in Medicine on 17th Aug, 2014
by Alex Muller
A drug that would tamper with the master sleep cycle gene to help haggard fliers quickly adjust to time differences.
Stress may be passed down through generations, studies suggest
Posted in Science on 10th Aug, 2014
by Alex Muller
Small epigenetic DNA modifications predict brains threat response.
Better at reading than maths? Dont blame it all on your genes
Posted in Science on 17th Jul, 2014
by Alex Muller
Scientists showed that around half of the genes that affect how well 12-year-olds in the UK perform in maths also affect how good they are at reading.