Q: Can you explain how what you eat changes your resistance to or risk for chronic conditions like heart disease or cancer? — Stephanie R., Nashville (Health pioneer Michael Roizen, M.D., is chief ...

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Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a genetic condition that causes progressive muscle weakness and wasting. It is an X-linked recessive disorder that occurs due to changes in the DMD gene, which ...

Genetics is just one of several factors thought to influence personality disorder development. Life experiences, family dynamics, coping mechanisms, and social learning may all be contributing factors ...

People with two copies of the gene variant APOE4 are almost certain to get Alzheimer’s, say researchers, who proposed a framework under which such patients could be diagnosed years before symptoms. By ...

My friend Monica* recently found out that three of her relatives, all on the same side of the family, had been unfaithful to their spouses. She wondered whether infidelity ran in families and whether ...

The reasons why people attempt suicide include triggers like trauma and stress, as well as inherited genetic factors. A new study has identified 12 DNA variants, or variations in the human genetic ...

Litigation under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act has recently been making all the headlines, but did you know that Illinois statutes contain protection ...

The thorough and comprehensive Burns Halperin Report 2022 awakens the somnolent to America’s caste substructure. The report defines female as “any artist who identifies herself as a woman.” It defines ...

Abstract: One of the on-going research topic in smart grid planning and assessment is the definition of suitable time evolution of load profiles in micro grids by using the information about the ...