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| Light shed on mysterious genotype-phenotype associations Posted: 01 Jun 2021 12:56 PM PDT A new study analyzing the association between an individual's genetics (genotype) and their observable characteristics resulting from the interaction of genetics and the environment (phenotype), contributes new knowledge to the understanding of human complex traits and diseases. |
| Healthy lifestyle linked to better cognition for oldest adults -- regardless of genetic risk Posted: 01 Jun 2021 12:20 PM PDT A new analysis of adults aged 80 years and older shows that a healthier lifestyle is associated with a lower risk of cognitive impairment, and that this link does not depend on whether a person carries a particular form of the gene APOE. |
| Junk food game helps people eat less and lose weight Posted: 01 Jun 2021 10:58 AM PDT Using a brain-training app helps people eat less junk food and lose weight, new research suggests. |
| It's never too early to begin healthy eating habits Posted: 01 Jun 2021 10:58 AM PDT Researchers found that when health workers were trained to promote infant healthy feeding practices to pregnant women their children consumed less fats and carbohydrates at 3 years of age and had lower measures of body fat at the age of 6. The study is the first to show that the roots for obesity start in the first year of life, after mothers stop breastfeeding. |
| Early bird or night owl? Study links shift worker sleep to 'chronotype' Posted: 01 Jun 2021 10:57 AM PDT Getting enough sleep can be a real challenge for shift workers affecting their overall health. But what role does being an early bird or night owl play in getting good rest? Researchers find a link between chronotype and amount of sleep shift workers can get with their irregular schedules. |
| Scientists say active early learning shapes the adult brain Posted: 01 Jun 2021 07:07 AM PDT Through the Abecedarian Project, an early education, randomized controlled trial that has followed children since 1971, researchers have discovered an enhanced learning environment during the first five years of life shapes the brain in ways that are apparent four decades later. |
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