New understanding of the genes involved in taste perception and food preferences can lead to personalized nutrition plans effective not just in weight loss but in avoiding diseases such as cancer, depression, and hypertension.
The ability to devise diets based on individual genetic profiles can lead to significantly better results – for example, a weight loss 33% greater than with a control group who had a similar calorie count but a non-personalized diet plan, researchers say.
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The Latest on: Genetic profiles
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The Latest on: Genetic profiles
- Man Does DNA Test, Not Prepared For What Comes Back 'Unusually High'on April 27, 2024 at 7:00 am
The designer's genetic profile showed an astonishing amount of Neanderthal DNA, which has captured the attention of millions online—and a scientist.
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- Startling Discovery: Cancer Can Arise Without Genetic Mutationson April 26, 2024 at 5:56 am
A new study reveals that cancer can develop purely from epigenetic changes, challenging the conventional belief that genetic mutations are necessary for the disease. A research team including ...
- New genetic study sheds light on depression-heart disease relationshipon April 26, 2024 at 5:12 am
A recent study has identified a group of genes that are shared between depression and heart disease, shedding light on the genetic basis for the link between these two conditions. Researchers found ...
- 1985 Jane Doe found in Smith County identified thanks to genetic genealogyon April 25, 2024 at 3:12 pm
After nearly four decades, the Smith County Sheriff's Office has identified a Jane Doe found off the side of a highway. Her name is Sindy Gina Crow.
- Sweetpotato genetics: A comprehensive update to the 'Taizhong 6' genome annotationon April 25, 2024 at 10:11 am
A research team has substantially enhanced the annotation of the sweetpotato genome "Taizhong 6," introducing a more comprehensive and detailed version, v1.0.a2. This update utilizes 12 Nanopore ...
- Depression And Heart Disease Could Have Genetic Link: Studyon April 25, 2024 at 5:08 am
A group of genes could be common to both depression and heart disease, a finding that researchers said could explain why having one of them increases risk of developing the other.
- Solving the mystery of a human jawbone found in an Arizona boy’s rock collectionon April 19, 2024 at 4:59 pm
In the past, law enforcement agencies had to rely exclusively on the FBI-administered Combined DNA Index System, which aggregated the genetic profiles of missing persons’ family members and of ...
- Are dog DNA tests accurate? VERIFY sent labs a human sampleon April 17, 2024 at 3:27 pm
To illustrate this, Ostrander described a study in which a computer had to identify a dog’s breed by genetic profile alone. The computer correctly identified the breed of 99% of dogs it was ...
- We Need to be Ready for Biotech’s ChatGPT Momenton April 16, 2024 at 1:20 pm
Schmidt, Commissioner, National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology; Co-founder with his wife Wendy, Schmidt Sciences; Former CEO & Chairman, Google Imagine a world where everything from ...
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