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Who wants to live forever? Genetic breakthrough could pave way for drugs that … – Daily Mail

Daily Mail Who wants to live forever? Genetic breakthrough could pave way for drugs that …Daily MailFurther research showed that many of the epigenetic DNA alterations were also present in a group of 44 younger twins aged 22 to 61. This suggests that while many age-related genetic changes caused by environmental factors occur throughout a [...]

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Study of Half Siblings Provides Genetic Clues to Autism – Science Daily (press release)

Study of Half Siblings Provides Genetic Clues to AutismScience Daily (press release)New research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis shows that the genetic reach of the disorder often extends to half siblings as well. On the surface, the finding may not be surprising — half siblings share about 25 percent of …and [...]

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Teamwork: IBEX and TWINS Observe a Solar Storm – Space Daily

Teamwork: IBEX and TWINS Observe a Solar StormSpace DailyThese results were published online on March 27, 2012 in the Journal of Geophysical Research. "One spacecraft can only take recurring measurements along its own flight path," says Natalia Buzulukova, one of the authors on this paper and a geospace …and more » twins research – Google News

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Gene mapping for everyone? Study says not so fast – Daily Local News

Gene mapping for everyone? Study says not so fastDaily Local NewsNew research suggests that for the average person, decoding your own DNA may not turn out to be a really useful crystal ball for future health. Today, scientists map entire genomes mostly for research, as they study which genetic mutations play a role …and more » [...]

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Older mothers likely to have twins: Research – Daily News & Analysis

Daily Mail Older mothers likely to have twins: ResearchDaily News & AnalysisWomen who wait until their 30s to get pregnant are more likely to have twins, researchers say. Compared to three decades ago, the number of twin births has now almost doubled in US. One in 30 babies born in the US is now a [...]

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Older mothers likely to have twins: Research – Daily News & Analysis

Daily Mail Older mothers likely to have twins: ResearchDaily News & AnalysisWomen who wait until their 30s to get pregnant are more likely to have twins, researchers say. Compared to three decades ago, the number of twin births has now almost doubled in US. One in 30 babies born in the US is now a [...]

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Gene mapping often fails to predict disease – TG Daily

TG Daily Gene mapping often fails to predict diseaseTG DailyThe team used data recorded on thousands of identical twins entered into registries in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway and the National Academy of Science's National Research World War II Veterans Twins Registry. "Identical twins share the same genome …Genes are no crystal ball for disease riskScience [...]

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Epigenetic Changes in Twins of Dieting Mothers Increases Risk of Obesity and … – Science Daily (press release)

Epigenetic Changes in Twins of Dieting Mothers Increases Risk of Obesity and …Science Daily (press release)ScienceDaily (Apr. 1, 2012) — If you're expecting, this might make you feel a little better about reaching for that pint of ice cream: New research published online in the FASEB Journal suggests that twins, and babies of mothers who [...]

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TWINS and IBEX observe impact of powerful solar storm from inside and outside … – Space Daily

TWINS and IBEX observe impact of powerful solar storm from inside and outside …Space Daily… in the Journal of Geophysical Research. The spacecraft, NASA's Two Wide-angle Imaging Neutral-atom Spectrometers (TWINS) and Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX), observed the impact from inside and outside the Earth's magnetosphere, respectively.and more » twins research – Google News

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Epigenetic Changes in Blood Samples May Point to Schizophrenia – Science Daily (press release)

Epigenetic Changes in Blood Samples May Point to SchizophreniaScience Daily (press release)Twin Study Reveals Epigenetic Alterations of Psychiatric Disorders (Sep. 21, 2011) — In the first study to systematically investigate genome-wide epigenetic differences in a large number of psychosis discordant twin-pairs, new research provides …and more » twins research – Google News

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