More Genetics and Genetic Disorders News

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  Alzheimer’s Gene Linked to Severe COVID-19 Risk

  People who have a flawed gene linked to Alzheimer’s disease may face a higher...

  • Posted May 27, 2020
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  Pangolins Hold Clues to How COVID-19 Began — and Might End

  They’re small spiny mammals that look like anteaters with scales. And pangolins — which...

  • Posted May 8, 2020
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  New Coronavirus Strain More Contagious, Scientists Say

  A new, mutated strain of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 has become dominant and...

  • Posted May 6, 2020
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  Do Gene Mutations Explain COVID-19 Cases in the Young?

  Genetic mutations that put some younger people at high risk for severe illness from...

  • Posted March 30, 2020
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  Gene Variation May Protect Against Alzheimer’s: Study

  A breakthrough study has identified a class of natural gene variants that may protect...

  • Posted February 6, 2020
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  Newer Gene Sequencing Might Help Track Spread of Latest Coronavirus in China

  As China races to stem the spread of a new coronavirus that has now...

  • Posted January 31, 2020
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  Veterans’ Study Shows Genetic Origins of Anxiety

  New research involving the DNA of 200,000 U.S. veterans suggests that there really is...

  • Posted January 10, 2020
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