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A new study says that your success in education is dependent on your parents' genes. Here's all about it

The study was conducted by researchers at UCL, King's College London, and the Universities of Leicester, Bristol, and Oslo

Published on 15th January 2022
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Kerala to amp up establishing of BUDS Schools for students with genetic disorders

The Kudumbashree Mission demands a BUDS school or BUDS rehabilitation centre in every panchayat and municipality as each local body has at least 100 people with genetic disorders

Published on 19th December 2021
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Newly discovered frog species named after renowned plant geneticist

The discovery was made during a comprehensive study on a considerably large, common, yet a confusing group of Indian frogs

Published on 2nd August 2021
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Study finds that genetics is not the only control factor to control ageing

The study found that about 30 per cent of the genes traditionally associated with ageing set an animal's internal clock while the rest reflect the body's response to bacteria

Published on 25th June 2021
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Researchers in Canada discover genetic cause of intellectual disabilities, neurodevelopmental disorders

About three percent of the world's population has an intellectual disability. Up to half, the cases are due to genetics

Published on 21st June 2021
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Researchers find a new treatment for rare muscular disease

Researchers tested a an enzyme replacement therapy to see if it was more effective and safer than the currently approved therapy in patients with late-onset Pompe disease

Published on 16th April 2021
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Researchers suggest that simple genetic modification may stop mosquitoes spreading malaria

The study is the latest in a series of steps toward using CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technology to make changes in mosquito genes that could reduce their ability to spread malaria

Published on 14th April 2021
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Scientists discover genetic disease delaying kids' brain development 

The team found that changes in a gene called coat protein complex 1 (COPB1) is the reason behind this new genetic disease

Published on 3rd April 2021
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Study sheds light on rare genetic variants that increase risk for lung cancer

The researchers identified 25 new rare pathogenic variants associated with lung cancer susceptibility and validated five of those variants

Published on 19th March 2021
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Chhattisgarh-based AIIMS performs successful surgery on rare genetic mutation tumour 

A collaborative effort by the team of medicos from different departments in AIIMS carried out the surgery of a rare genetic tumour measuring 15.5 cm in diameter 

Published on 11th February 2021
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Researchers find link between major mental disorders and gene readouts

The study found that mental disorders such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depressive disorder, share common genetic roots, but each disorder presents differently in each individual

Published on 9th February 2021
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UK study suggests genetic screening before prescribing medicines could benefit millions

The research from the University of East Anglia (UEA) in collaboration with Boots UK and Leiden University (Netherlands), was published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Published on 29th January 2021
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Study highlights genome altering can help to treat human retinal degeneration

The study shows that gene editing therapies can address transformations causing inherited retinal degenerations, a leading cause of blindness

Published on 20th January 2021
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Discrimination ups anxiety risk regardless of genetics, says new study

To gain insight on the connection, the research team used data from a national probability sample of nearly 1,500 non-institutionalised, all English-speaking adults between 25 to 74 years in age

Published on 15th January 2021
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1 of 4 genetic conditions put people at autism risk, even if they don't meet diagnostic criteria: Study

The international study analysed data from 547 people who had been diagnosed with one of four genetic conditions, also known as copy number variants (CNVs), associated with a high chance of autism

Published on 3rd January 2021

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