Gene therapy for cholesterol: Initial test results cheerA new gene editing medicine, VERVE-102, offers hope for millions with heart conditions. Eli Lilly's drug showed significant reductions in b...
27 May, 2026, 05.30 AM IST
A massive DNA discovery just rewrote everything we thought we knew about the Japanese peopleA groundbreaking DNA study has uncovered evidence of a third ancestral group contributing to Japan's population, originating from northeast...
18 May, 2026, 05.16 PM IST
What the X chromosome revealed about Neanderthals and early humansNew genetic research reveals ancient human and Neanderthal interactions followed a surprising pattern. Scientists found more modern human D...
11 May, 2026, 03.44 AM IST
A Stanford study just rewrote the Bengal cat's origin storyNew research reveals Bengal cats' striking looks originate from common house cats. For years, people believed their wild ancestry was respo...
09 May, 2026, 10.39 AM IST
Human evolution is still happening, and faster than we thoughtA groundbreaking study published in Nature reveals that human evolution has not slowed down but has accelerated, particularly since the adv...
08 May, 2026, 05.36 PM IST
Old age brain disease risk depends on what you eat today: Study finds the diet type that can helpA long-term study from Sweden suggests that diet may play a role in lowering dementia risk, especially for people with a genetic predisposi...
24 Mar, 2026, 08.26 PM IST
This new genetic trait can be the key Alzheimer's cure? Here's what we knowAlzheimer's is a very common disease that plagues thousands of Americans in their prime. However, researchers have now stumbled upon a very...
21 Jun, 2024, 03.48 AM IST
Didn't get sick from Covid? Researchers find a genetic link in 'super dodgers'Researchers have discovered that people who have two copies of a particular genetic variant called HLA-B*15:01 are eight times more likely ...
26 Jul, 2023, 09.48 AM IST
Scientists discover a genetic variant linked to severity of multiple sclerosisScientists have identified a genetic variant that is linked to the severity of multiple sclerosis (MS) and the progression of the disease o...
30 Jun, 2023, 08.40 AM IST
New COVID variants reported abroad, Kerala govt intensifies preventive stepsSince the elderly and those with co-morbidities are more likely to be severely affected by the new COVID variants, they as well as healthca...
17 Oct, 2022, 09.29 PM IST
- Over 1,000 genes linked to educational attainment identified
Sydney, July 25 (IANS) An international team of scientists has identified nearly 1,300 genetic variants associated with how much education ...
25 Jul, 2018, 02.01 PM IST
- Schizophrenia, bipolar disorder share gene variant: Study
London, Oct 3 (IANS) Researchers have identified a genetic variant that is associated with multiple psychiatric disorders and drives change...
03 Oct, 2017, 04.52 PM IST
Obtainable educational level may be determined by genes, says studyGenes that are correlated with educational attainment are expressed in the brain during prenatal development.
15 May, 2016, 04.19 PM IST
Two new genetic variants linked to breast cancer identifiedThe genetic variants are specifically linked to the most common form of breast cancer, oestrogen receptor positive, researchers said.
05 Feb, 2015, 04.34 PM IST
Scientists identify 700 genetic variants influencing heightResearchers examined data on DNA from more than 250,000 people to identify a fifth of genetic factors that cause height to vary between ind...
06 Oct, 2014, 02.50 PM IST
Six new genetic risk factors for Parkinson's foundScientists have identified more than two dozen genetic risk factors involved in Parkinson's disease, including six that had not been previo...
28 Jul, 2014, 04.02 PM IST
11 new genetic variants linked to high blood pressure foundResearchers from London examined the DNA of 87,736 individuals of European ancestry to discover genetic variants associated with blood pres...
21 Feb, 2014, 02.07 PM IST