Study shows healthy habits can reduce Type 2 diabetes risk, even for people with high genetic risk.

Numerous genetic studies have identified many risk variants for type 2 diabetes (T2D)—but which genes and proteins are actually involved in the disease mechanisms? An international team led by ...

Your blood type isn’t just important for transfusions — it’s actually providing you with built-in protection against certain diseases while potentially making you more vulnerable to others. The same ...

A test using genetics to predict who is at the highest risk of developing type 1 diabetes could one day be applied to large-scale health studies, to identify adults who could benefit from new drugs, ...

Type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure share a genetic link, new research from the University of Surrey, UK and the Université de Lille, France shows. People with one condition are more likely to ...

A new line of genetic research has revealed a potential link between blood type and longevity—and all signs point to one standout: blood type O. Evidence suggests that individuals with this blood type ...

Our genetic characteristics can range from our eye color to, in the case of men, being born with a recessive allele which means we get to keep our hair for much longer than those without it. Genetics ...

There are rare blood types beyond the eight most common ones, and researchers have discovered one more that brings the total count to 49. Blood type A(B) is caused by a four gene mutations and was ...

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