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- Are You at Risk for Alzheimer's Disease? Part 2The APOE genes are not truly causative factors for developing Alzheimer’s disease, and some people who develop the disease don’t have the APOEe4 gene which does appear to be a risk factor.
Genes and Genetics Quiz: Questions and AnswersWhen it comes to genetics, do you think you know your stuff? Put it to the test with this quiz!- Genes Determine Longevity More Than LifestyleThe study revealed that the key to living longer may simply be in your genes.
- Can Our Genes Define Our Personalities?Are we pre-programmed to learn, think or react in certain ways? How can we begin to test theories relating to our genes and how we feel or behave?
- Inherited MemoryNew discoveries are shedding light how our parents' personal experiences pass lasting genetic changes on to us.
- GREAT GENES, NOT so GREATFrom my experience I share some of the things I have done which I believe has helped me continue enjoying decent health.
- Fat Child? Blame Diet & Exercise Habits, Not Genes or HeredityChildhood obesity is overwhelmingly the result of bad diet and lack of exercise, rather than genetics or heredity, says a recent compelling study.
- Investigating Human Immortality: The Origin of MitochondriaMitochondria, those little windmills inside your cells were at one time bacteria--independent of the human organism...
- Newly Discovered Breast Cancer Genes Will Save LivesThe discovery of three new breast cancer genes may save thousands more lives every year.
- Understanding Genetic TermsWhen studying genes and genetics, it is important to understand some of the common terms associated with the study of genes.
- Mendel's Laws of InheritanceMendel conducted some of the earliest experiments involving genetics on pea plants. His experiments afforded the scientific community a lot of new information regarding genetics and the study of genes.
What Doesn't Kill You Only Makes You StrongerWhat is the secret to long life? The bed bug is apparently indestructible and some folks live to be 100. Is it good genes? Perhaps.- Album Review: Genes & Jeans by Noa (aka Achinoam Nini)This 2008 release coincided with a world tour and truly reflects how far Noa (Achinoam Nini) has come both as an artist and a person.
- How Long Will You Live? Take the Genetic Test that Tells You If You Will Live to Be a HundredThe Longevity Genes Project at Albert Einstein College of Medicine led to a genetic test that forecasts your longevity.
Anger, Addiction: Genes, Environment Influence BehaviorStudies show a correlation between our genetics and environment our aggressive and addictive behavior.
Curved Body May Fit into a New Pair of GenesGenetic traits have always played a major role with our lives from looks to behaviors, but now studies reveal that pear shaped bodies stem from genetics as well.- Natural Supplements that Fuel Weight LossOur genes are continually in a state of flux and are regulated or switched by our food, physical activity and the environment in which we live. All of these factors play a part in how our metabolism is directed to burn calories as fuel or for storage.
Your Hair Can Tell TimeThe circadian clock is our internal body clock that is made up of cycling genes and controls much of our metabolism and health. Researchers discovered cycling clock genes in hair follicles and studied their function.
Could Your Genes Be Responsible for Your Weight?Your genes are making you fat. What does the research show? According to Dr. Floyd Chilton, your genes were not designed to work with today's diet and lifestyle.- How Diet and Lifestyle Influence Genes and HealthMan is a creature of evolution, as our genes are highly influenced by the food we eat and the environment which surrounds us. Diet and lifestyle can either promote good health or lead to the initiation of disease and an early demise.
- What Makes Us Cheat?A lot of human behavior can be explained by what we have inherited from our ancestors. Just go to the zoo and look at the apes.
- What is Controlling the Speed of Hair Growth?As people are getting more affected by their outside look, the boldness problem seems to be ever more important
- Paleo Diet Leads to Natural Weight LossIt's no secret that American waistlines continue to expand, despite regular headlines about the dire health consequences of excess body fat. We eat too much sugar, refined carbohydrates, junk food, fast food and hydrogenated trans fats.
Nutrition, Diet, Music, & Exercise for Those with Anxiety GenesWhat types of nutrition, vitamins, exercise, and music may help anxiety, chronic stress, post-trauma, or panic?- Top Heart Disease Prevention StepsWhy are some people seemingly able to eat a diet loaded with heart clogging fried foods and fats, while others seem destined to poor health regardless of their diet? This question has plagued medical researchers for decades.
- Super Food Diet Assists Weight LossResearchers have been aware of the powerful health benefits of a Mediterranean style diet for the last decade, and information is emerging to revel how a critical component of the diet directly affects our genes to promote natural weight loss.
- The Length of Your Life Revealed by Your GenesAlthough the name of the Longevity gene cannot be agreed on, there are several countries who have all come up with the same conclusion. Regardless of what country you are in there seems to be a gene that aids in predicting lifespan.
- Stimulating Parts of the Brain to Turn Genes on & OffHow it might be possible to activate parts of the brain through external & internal stimulation to cure diseases and beat aging.
Study of 10,000 Subjects Reveals Genes Linked to Throat CancerAccording to the National Cancer Institute in 2009 there were 12,610 cases reported out of those were 2,230 deaths from the disease.
Longevity Genes: The Genes and Gene Therapy Which Will - Eventually - Let Humans Live to Be a Hundred Years Old and Healthy"Longevity" genes can offset the ill-effects of smoking, drinking and poor diet, preventing or delaying cancer and heart disease. The goal of this ageing research will be to offer longer, healthier life.
Fruit Flies and the Law of Independent AssortmentMendel proposed the Law of Independent Assortment. This law is in relation to the known fact that mutant genes are produced in frequencies that result from random movement in meiotic chromosome pairs.
Promiscuity and Weather Aid Animals from ExtinctionNew study proves animals and insects have multiple sex partners, enjoy sex, have orgasms,and this ensures that future generations don't become extinct.- How Food Controls Your Genes and HealthWe've always heard the timeless adage, 'you are what you eat', but most people don't realize that the foods we consume every day have a dramatic effect on the basic mechanism which controls our existence, our genes.
- Manic Depression Could Be Affected by EnvironmentThis article examines the possibility of manic depression being impacted by the environment.
- Animals Spread Genes, Businesses Sell Jeans. There's a DifferenceEvolution and capitalism do not parallel each other, nor do they even begin to. Yet people still try to justify "crushing competition" by invoking their limited concept of what is an amazing and magnificent scientific phenomenon.
- The Ramifications of Epigenetics on Disease Prevention and IdentityThe assumption of genome research was that we would find within the genome the answers to all the mysteries of the body, disease, evolution, and our ultimate identity. We were wrong.
A Critique of Genetically Modified Food Regulations in the U.S.A look at the dangers that genetically modified foods pose to agriculture and human health.- Genes and DiseasesA look at how genes can cause diseases.
- Obesity and Genes: Is There a Strong Association?It's tempting to blame obesity on genetics, but a new study suggests that genes may not play as strong a role as previously thought. Get the full story.
- Cell Reprogramming: The Cellular Identity ShiftCell and molecular biology takes a leap. Instead of trying to obtain stem cells from live organisms, discoveries have been made to create artificial stem cells called induced pluripotent stem cells.





