Genes plus parenting may promote shyness, anxiety
found that children carrying one or two short versions of a gene involved in transport... support. If their mothers had plenty of social support, kids carrying the so-called "shy gene" were
Study identifies gene linked to longer lifespan
they think they know why.
They identified a gene in roundworms on Wednesday that directly links calorie... Studies in La Jolla, California, said a gene called pha-4 plays a role in gut development in embryonic
Circadian clock may say when its time to lose weight
A gene that helps regulate the body's natural rhythms may affect the metabolism, according to new research at the University of Virginia and the Medical College of Wisconsin. The gene Nocturin, regulated
Does Genetics Influence Obesity?
is increased. However, does this mean those with obesity genes are doomed to an unhealthy life?
The evidence uncovered in the study suggests that persons with the obesity gene may be 67% more likely to be obese and 40
Short stubby legs!
As an islander girl, I've got the genes that let my legs be the first site of gaining inches, whereas every other body part is okay. What could I do to help tone legs that are prone to gain inches
Early Man Couldn't Drink Milk
The BBC are reporting that only a few thousand years ago no Europeans could digest milk.
In order to digest milk, adult humans need to have a gene which produces an enzyme called lactase to break
Muscle Burns More Fat...
a mouse, called the MyoMouse, to grow type II fibers by activating a muscle growth-regulating gene. The gene, called Akt1, was engineered in such a way that it could be turned on and off
Not Everyone Is Meant to be a Size 0-6
to weigh more. The new study shows that people with two copies of a particular gene variant have a 70... will be heavier because of their genes- not because they're not trying hard enough... so don't worry about what
Not Everyone Has to avoid fat.
, "lucky" variant gene (known as single nucleotide polymorphisms or SNP) carriers don't have to worry about... have different genes! We can't judge each other, but its interesting and exciting that science
Early childhood nutrition
Scientists in New Zealand are dispelling the common myth that obesity is caused by “bad genes... they became adults, the long-term effects were measured by looking at genes that regulate metabolism
