Scientists have discovered rare genetic variants that can increase the risk of obesity by up to six times. Medical Research Council researchers have identified genetic variants in two genes that have the greatest influence on obesity risk ever discovered. Experts say that these rare variants discovered in genes (BSN and APBA1) are some of the…
Rotterdam: A new study suggests that specific imprints on DNA have the potential to determine whether or not we will suffer from insomnia in the future. Researchers from the Netherlands collected genetic information from 2,500 children before birth and followed them up to age 15, measuring their sleep patterns. The study found that people who…
New York: Scientists have discovered genes that gave humans the ability to stand and walk upright 6 million years ago. According to the researchers, these genes shaped the human structure ‘from the width of the hips to the length of the legs’ millions of years ago. In research published in the journal Science, a team…
