Study reveals link between dyslexia genes and brain structure
Dyslexia is a common learning difficulty in which genes often play a role. How do genes associated with dyslexia relate ...
Tag: UK Biobank
COVID-19 found to increase heart attack and stroke risks
An analysis of data in the UK Biobank has found that COVID-19 infection may increase the risk of heart attack, ...
New deep learning algorithm predicts effects of rare genetic variants
Whether we are predisposed to particular diseases depends to a large extent on the countless variants in our genome. However, ...
Study reveals how physical health impacts mental health via brain pathways
Multiple biological pathways involving organs and the brain play a key part in physical and mental health, according to a ...
Healthy lifestyle habits dramatically cut long-term COVID-19 risks
In a recent study published in the journal Nature Communications, researchers investigated the association between alterable lifestyle factors and complications ...
Sleep duration, chronotype, and lifestyle affect cognitive decline
A recent study published in the BMJ explores the impact of lifestyle and health conditions on the prevalence and incidence ...
More than 1,000 small changes in DNA identified that influence age of first period
In a recent study published in Nature Genetics, researchers examined nearly 800,000 women's deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) to explore puberty timing ...
Waist-to-height ratio surpasses conventional metrics in predicting cardiovascular disease risk
In a recent study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, researchers investigated the independent associations of body fat ...
Proteins in the blood could warn people of cancer more than seven years before it is diagnosed
In a recent study published in Nature Communications, researchers from the United Kingdom (UK) investigated associations between 1,463 plasma proteins ...
Research identifies optimal body weight to reduce cardiovascular risk in diabetes patients
New research being presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Venice, Italy (12-15 May), identifies the optimum ...
