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Genetics and Health

April 12th, 2008

Navigenics - the whole interview

G&H’s INTERVIEW WITH NAVIGENICS
Navigenics approached Genetics and Health for an interview. With so much written about similar genomics companies such as 23andme, Knome, deCODE genetics, I was intrigued to learn more about this company.  In particular, Navigenics appears to be the only company within this industry genre who provides a comprehensive wellness model – a […]

By Elaine -- 3 comments

April 4th, 2008

Smokers and ex-smokers - lung cancer gene identified

A research team comprising scientists from MD Anderson, Johns Hopkins University and the Insitutute for Cancer Research and the University of Cambridge, UK have identified two inherited genetic variations (SNPs) on chromosome 15 associated with increased risk of lung cancer for smokers and former smokers. Individuals who have ever […]

By Elaine -- 1 comment

March 26th, 2006

Quit Smoking and Blog of the Week: Quitspeed.com

This week’s featured blog is The Quit Smoking Blog. One of last week’s posts really caught my eye - Smoking Shown to Increase Risk of Impotence:
Ah, bad for all your male smokers out there, we don’t want to be soft now do we?
Now you know this blog’s going to be interesting.
The main […]

By Hsien Hsien Lei, PhD -- 2 comments

March 24th, 2006

Genes Encourage Kids to Smoke

Results from the Cardiff study of All Wales and North West of England Twins has found that genetic factors influence whether children become smokers. Dr. Marianne van den Bree:
If there is a sub-group of children with these genetic factors, in a family whose relationships are not good, it puts them at a higher risk […]

By Hsien Hsien Lei, PhD -- 5 comments