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• 12 Steps to the Best Holiday Gift: Health
• 4 Genes May Raise Risk for Suicide
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• A Better Test to Help Spot Glaucoma?
• A Gene Shielded One Man From Alzheimer's for Decades. Scientists Are Figuring Out How It Works
• A More Diverse Human Genome: The 'Pangenome'
• A Woman May Have Rid Herself Naturally of HIV -- But How?
• Adult Children Far More Likely to Be Estranged From Dad Than Mom
• Affection, at Least for Women, May Be Rooted in Genes
• AI Model Predicts Which Animal Viruses Are Likely to Jump to Humans
• 'All of Us': Big U.S. Genetics Study Is Already Helping Participants
• Alzheimer's Gene Linked to Severe COVID-19 Risk
• Alzheimer's Genes Might Also Raise Odds for Epilepsy
• Antibiotics Won't Help Fight Lung-Scarring Disease IDF: Study
• Are At-Home 'Learning Pods' the Right Fit for Your Family?
• Are Many With Autism Missing Out on Key Gene Tests?
• As Holidays Return to Normal, Here's How to De-Stress
• At-Home Gene Test for Breast, Ovarian Cancers Looks Effective
• Autism Alters Brain in Major Ways, Study Finds
• Babies Might Trigger Brain Changes in New Dads
• Bald Truth: Mouse Study May Get at Roots of Hair Loss
• Biological Secrets of the Woman Who Can't Feel Pain
• Birth Defects Tied to Rise in Lifelong Cancer Risk
• Birth Order, Family Size May Affect Heart Health
• Bitter or Savory, Taste Genes Could Influence Your Diet
• Black and White Women Share the Same Genetic Risk for Breast Cancer
• Black Death Reshaped Genes in Ways Affecting People's Health Today
• Blood Test Looks at Patients' Whole Genome to Spot Rare Inherited Diseases
• Blood Test Shows Promise for Quick Diagnosis of ALS
• Blood Test Spots Biological Markers for Schizophrenia
• Blood Type May Predict Which Cancer Patients Are Prone to Clots
• 'Boomerang Kids': When an Adult Child Moves Back Home
• Brain Study Suggests Autism Develops Differently in Girls Than Boys
• Brain's Iron Stores May Be Key to Alzheimer's
• Breast Cancer Genes Raise Risks for Older Women, Too
• Calorie-Burning 'Brown Fat' Could Help Keep You Healthy, Even if You're Obese
• Can Seniors Handle Results of Alzheimer's Risk Tests?
• Cancer of the Appendix: Very Rare, But Genes May Play Role
• Cancer Survivors at Higher Odds for Second Cancer: Study
• CAR T-Cell Immunotherapy Rids Woman of Tough-to-Treat Lupus
• Caring for Elderly Loved Ones During a Holiday Lockdown
• Cats Might Be Purrfect Model for Human Genetics Research
• Celebrating Mother's Day When Your Mom Has Alzheimer's
• Centuries Ago, Gene Changes May Have Stopped Bubonic Plague
• Certain Gene Might Help Shield At-Risk People From Alzheimer's
• Child Cancers Are Rare, But Here Are Signs to Look For
• Child Care Stresses, Hunger Are Harming U.S. Families During Pandemic
• Child's Cancer Doesn't Raise Parents' Divorce Risk, Curb Plans for More Kids: Study
• 'Complex' Genetic Links Between Marijuana Use, Psychiatric Ills
• Could a DNA Blood Test Spot a Range of Hidden Cancers?
• Could Cholesterol Help Drive Alzheimer's Disease?
• Could Gene Therapy Stem the Damage of Parkinson's?
• Could Pollution Help Decide Your Baby's Sex?
• Could the 'Alzheimer's Gene' Raise Risks for Severe COVID-19?
• Could You Help Prevent a Suicide? Know the Warning Signs
• Could Your DNA Predict a Happy Marriage?
• Could Your Genes Be to Blame for Your Kid's Aversion to Broccoli?
• COVID Vaccine Advised for Alzheimer's Patients, Their Caregivers
• COVID-19 Deaths Have Already Left 1.2 Million Americans Grieving
• CT Scans Beat Gene Scores at Predicting Mid-Life Heart Risk
• Daylight Saving Time Change Toughest on Night Owls
• Daytime Napping May Be in Your Genes
• Despite Pandemic's Toll, Many Older Adults Don't Have Living Wills
• Discovery Could Explain Why Black Americans More Prone to Colon Cancer
• Do Genes Doom Some Kids to Obesity? Probably Not, Study Finds
• Do You 'Wolf Down' Your Food? Speedy Eaters May Pack on More Pounds
• Do Your Genes Set You Up for Hot Flashes?
• Do Your Genes Up Your Odds for Alcoholism? One Factor Cuts the Risk
• Do Your Sleep Patterns Affect Your Risk of Alzheimer's Disease?
• Doctors Use CRISPR Technology to Boost Cancer Immunotherapy
• Drug Can Keep Leukemia in Remission for Years in Younger Patients
• Drug Lynparza Could Help Fight Some Early-Stage Breast Cancers
• During the Holidays, Help Protect the Elderly from Falls
• 'Early Birds' May Have Extra Buffer Against Depression
• Early Promise for Therapy Against Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
• Experts Cast Doubt on Notion That New Strain of Coronavirus Is More Infectious
• Family Structure Influences Teen Delinquency
• Family Ties Help Young Adults With Type 1 Diabetes Flourish
• Faulty Gene Could Raise Vulnerability to Asbestos-Linked Cancer
• Fewer Adults With ADHD Have 'Excellent' Mental Health
• Financial Struggles Can Be Tough on Families, And Tough to Explain to Kids
• First People in the Americas Probably Brought Their Dogs
• First Trial of Gene-Targeted Asthma Rx in Kids Shows Promise
• Food Banks Save Needy Families Up to $1,000 Per Year
• For Cancer Patients, Holiday Season Can Be a Stressful Time
• For Many Cancer Patients, Diagnosis Brings Psychological 'Silver Lining'
• From a Lock of Hair, Beethoven's Genome Gives Clues to Health, Family
• Furry Friends: 1 in 10 Older U.S. Adults Has Adopted a 'Pandemic Pet'
• Gene Changes Made This Season's Bird Flu More Severe
• Gene Could Predispose Some Black Patients to Alzheimer's
• Gene Differences Could Have Black Patients Undergoing Unnecessary Biopsies
• Gene Editing Technique Corrects Sickle Cell Disease in Mice
• Gene Found in Amish Helps Protect Their Hearts
• Gene Study Probes Origins of Addison's Disease
• Gene Test Lets Some Colon Cancer Patients Safely Skip Chemo
• Gene Test Might Help Some Breast Cancer Patients Skip Radiation After Lumpectomy
• Gene Tests Could Spot 1 Million Americans at Risk of High Cholesterol
• Gene That Shielded Some Against Black Death May Be Helping, Harming People Today
• Gene-Based Embryo Selection: Are 'Designer Babies' on the Horizon?
• Genes Could Raise COVID Risks for People With Down Syndrome
• Genes for Stillbirth May Be Passed Down by Male Relatives
• Genes Help Explain Role of Race in Prostate Cancer Risk
• Genes or Lifestyle? How a Person Becomes Obese Could Influence Heart Health
• Genes 'Switched On' Much Earlier in Human Embryos Than Thought
• Genetic Research May Help Identify Causes of Stillbirth
• Geneticists Probe Origins of Painful Cluster Headaches
• Genetics Might Explain Some Cases of Cerebral Palsy
• Give Others Help, Get Back Health Benefits: Study
• Give Your Family the Gift of Regular Exercise
• Global Consortium Finds Genes That Drive Severe COVID-19
• Going Easy on Yourself Is Key to Parenting Through the Pandemic
• Grandmother's Brain In Sync With Her Grandkids': Study
• Halloween Can Be a Scary Time for People With Dementia. Here's How to Help
• 'Have a Sweet': Grandma's Treats Threaten Kids' Teeth
• Having Even a Cousin or Grandparent With Colon Cancer Raises Your Risk: Study
• Having Someone Who'll Listen May Be Good for Your Aging Brain
• Health Care Workers More Likely to Catch COVID at Home, Not Workplace
• Healthy Living Helps Ward Off Deadly Prostate Cancers in Men at High Risk
• Heartsick: When Loved One Is in ICU, Spouse's Health Risks Rise
• Heavy Drinking Tied to Raised Stroke Risk, Study Finds
• Herpes Virus Yields Up Genetic Secrets
• Highly Inbred, French Bulldogs Face Higher Odds for 20 Health Issues
• How Are 'Super Agers' Protected From Alzheimer's and Mental Decline?
• How Divorce Harms Kids, and How to Lessen That Harm
• How Easily Does Coronavirus Spread at Home?
• How to Help Someone Dealing With Depression
• How to Keep Kids Resilient in a Strange Holiday Season
• Humans Started Loving Carbs a Very Long Time Ago
• In 10 Years, COVID-19 Could Be 'Just the Sniffles'
• In Breast Cancer Survivors, Obesity Raises Odds for Cancer's Return
• In Medieval Times, Plagues 'Sped Up' With Each New Outbreak
• Innovative Kidney Donor 'Voucher' System Is Saving Lives
• Insights Into Genes Driving Epilepsy Could Help With Treatment
• Insomnia Tied to Raised Risk of Aneurysm
• Is Obesity Especially Dangerous for Women at Genetic Risk for Breast Cancer?
• It's a Win-Win When a Child With Autism Gets a Shelter Cat
• Job Done: Scientists Fill in Missing Gaps to Complete Map of Human Genome
• Just 2 Kids Worldwide Are Known to Have This Rare Genetic Disease. Their Parents United for a Cure
• Keeping Harmony in the Family During Coronavirus Pandemic
• Keeping T-Day Kitchens Safe for the Whole Family
• Kids of Heavy Drinkers Face Multiple Threats to Health
• Later School Start Times Boost Parents' Health, Too
• Like Flu, COVID-19 May Turn Out to Be Seasonal
• Loneliness Continues to Rise for Americans Under Lockdown
• Losing a Sibling a Common Tragedy in Poorer Nations, Study Finds
• Loss of a Twin Linked to Risk for Mental Illness
• Love in the Time of Coronavirus: Couples Feel the Strain of Lockdown
• Major Gene Study Looks at Origins of Bipolar Disorder
• Major Gene Study Spots DNA Tied to Autism, Other Disorders
• Many Kids Separated From Families at U.S. Border Suffer PTSD
• Many U.S. Homes Too Cramped to Stop COVID-19's Spread
• Massive Gene Study Probes Origins of Depression
• Measuring Up: Scientists Spot Genes Linked to Height
• Men Exposed to Cigarette Smoke in Childhood More Likely to Have Asthmatic Kids
• Men More Prone to Cancer Than Women, But Why?
• Men Often Die Before Women, and the Y Chromosome May Be to Blame
• Microbes in Lungs Could Affect COVID-19 Outcomes
• Million-Person Study Finds Genes Common to Many Addiction Disorders
• Money Not a Good Measure of Your Self-Worth
• More Clues to the Genes Behind Hearing Loss
• More College-Educated Women Are Having Children Outside of Marriage
• More DNA Errors Seen in Brain Cells of Alzheimer's Patients
• More Education May Slow Start of Early-Onset Alzheimer's
• More Kids With Autism May Be Doing Well Than Thought
• Most Dog Breeds Are Highly Inbred -- and Unhealthy
• Most Parents Say Their Kids Aren't Thankful Enough: Poll
• Mother and Son Draw Hope, Healing From Shared Cancer Treatment
• Mutant Gene Stops At-Risk People From Getting Alzheimer's: Could It Lead to Treatment?
• Need to Pee? Scientists May Have Found the Gene for That
• Nerve Gas Sarin Probably Caused Gulf War Syndrome
• New Clues to How Ovarian Cancer Begins -- and Might Be Prevented
• New Clues to Sudden Unexplained Deaths in Young Kids
• New Coronavirus Strain More Contagious, Scientists Say
• New Genetic Insights Into Cause of ALS
• New Insights Into Each Parent's Role in the Genetics of Autism
• New Insights Into What Might Drive Parkinson's Disease
• New 'Mu' Coronavirus Variant Being Watched Closely: Fauci
• New Polio Vaccine Promising in Early Test
• New Research Links Another Gene to Alzheimer's Risk
• New Technique 80% Effective in Selecting a Baby's Gender
• Newly Approved Drug Fights Lung Cancer Tied to Certain Genes
• No Genetic Damage to Kids of Those Exposed to Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster: Study
• On Father's Day, Give Dad Tips to Keep Healthy
• Opioids After Dental Work May Be Dangerous
• Over 60? You Have Billions of Potentially Cancer-Causing Cells
• Pandemic Causing Havoc for Kids With ADHD
• Pandemic Changed Families' Eating Habits, for Good and Bad: Poll
• Pandemic Has Depression, Anxiety Rates Among Youth Climbing Worldwide
• Pandemic May Be Affecting How Parents Feed Their Kids
• Pandemic May Have Created a 'Baby Bust,' Not Boom
• Pangolins Hold Clues to How COVID-19 Began -- and Might End
• Parents Feel the Strain as Pandemic Adds New Role: Teacher
• Patients' Genes Raise Odds for Rare Brain Infection When Using Certain Meds
• People Are Still Evolving, Creating New Genes
• Pig Hearts Successfully Transplanted Into 2 Brain-Dead Patients
• Pig Study Could Lead to Gene Therapy to Prevent Heart Failure
• Poll: 1 in 3 Parents Pick Holiday Gathering Over COVID Safety
• Poor Sleep Plus Genes Might Raise Some Folks' Asthma Risk
• Rare But Dangerous Form of Eating Disorder Could Run in Families
• Research Gives Clues to Why Cancer in One Breast Could Develop in the Other
• Saving the 'Butterfly Children:' Gene Therapy Helps Heal Deadly Blistering Condition
• Schools, Day Care Not a Big Factor in Kids Getting COVID: Study
• Science Brings Shortcut to Spotting 50 Rare Genetic Diseases
• Science Reveals Genes That Help Drive Dyslexia
• Scientists Discover Cause of Swallowing Disorder in German Shepherds
• Scientists Discover Rare Form of ALS That Can Strike Kids
• Scientists Engineer Mosquitoes That Can't Transmit Malaria
• Scientists Gain Insight Into Genetics of Glaucoma
• Scientists Get Close to Genetic Cause of Lupus
• Scientists Move Closer to Mapping Entire Human Genome
• Scientists Spot More Genes Linked to Problem Drinking
• Severe Illness in a Child Takes Big Toll on Parents, Siblings: Study
• Should All U.S. Newborns Undergo Genomic Testing?
• Sibling Bullying Carries Long-Term Mental Health Costs
• Skeletons May Put Blame on Vikings for Smallpox' Spread
• Some Folks Do Age Slower Than Others
• Some Older Breast Cancer Patients Can Safely Cut Down on Chemo
• Some Younger Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancers Might Skip Radiation
• Spanish Spoken at Home? It Won't Slow Youngsters Learning English: Study
• Sperm Samples May Help Predict Autism Risk in Offspring
• Spit Test: Saliva Alerts Babies to Close Relationships
• 'Stay at Home' Orders Are Stressing U.S. Families, Survey Shows
• Still Feeling Nervous About Holiday Gatherings? Survey Finds You're Not Alone
• Study Confirms It: Kids Keep Harried Moms From Exercise
• Study Uncovers Large Collection of Genes Behind Schizophrenia
• Study Will Track Coronavirus in Kids, Their Families
• Success of Smallpox Vaccine Bears Lessons for Coronavirus Vaccine
• Survey Finds Many Adults Don't Want Kids -- and They're Happy
• Talking Points: People Rarely End Conversations When They Want To
• Talking to a Loved One About a Move to Assisted Living
• The Family Cat Could Be Good Medicine for Kids With Autism
• The Naked Ape: Science Unravels How Humans Lost Their Body Hair
• Too Much Caffeine Might Raise Your Odds for Glaucoma
• Traces of Human DNA Are Everywhere in the Environment
• Treatment Reverses Young Man's Type 1 Diabetes. Will It Last?
• Treatment Reverses Young Man's Type 1 Diabetes. Will It Last?
• U.S. Birth Rates Continue to Fall
• Various Mental Illnesses Share Same Genes: Study
• What Will Summer Camp Look Like This Year?
• What's Behind Unexplained Epilepsy in Kids? A Gene Test May Tell
• When Genes Raise a Mom's Risk for Cancer, Is It OK to Tell Kids?
• When Parents, Grandparents Don't Agree on Childrearing Choices
• WHO Calls for Global Registry of Human Genome Editing
• Why a Newborn's First Breath Is So Important
• Why Are Some People More Sensitive Than Others? Genes May Tell
• Why Do Black Patients Fare Worse With Blood Cancer Than Whites?
• Why Is Stroke a Bigger Threat to Black People?
• Why Some 'Super Ager' Folks Keep Their Minds Dementia-Free
• Will Pandemic Produce a Summer Baby Boom?
• Will Vaccines Work Against the New Coronavirus Variants?
• Will Your Brain Stay Sharp Into Your 90s? Certain Factors Are Key
• Worse COVID Illness May Mean Stronger Immune Protection After
• You Don't Have to Smoke to Get Lung Cancer
• You, Your Family and Cancer: How Genetic Counseling Works
• Young, Immune-Compromised Patients Are Hotspots for Coronavirus Mutations: Study
• Your Dog's Behavior Is in Its DNA
• Your Dog's Breed Has Little Influence on Behavior, Study Finds
• Your Genes May Affect How You'll Heal If Wounded
• Your Height Could Be a Factor in Disease Risk
• Your Sex Affects Your Genes for Body Fat, Cancer, Birth Weight
• You're More Likely to Maintain Social Distance If Your Friends Do: Study