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Article courtesy of Dr. Joel Kahn, MD, who is a Clinical Professor of Medicine at Wayne State University School of Medicine, one of the world’s top cardiologists, best-selling author, lecturer, and a leading expert in plant-based nutrition and holistic care. Our progress in understanding human genes has been amazing and humbling. About 150 years ago, …
Two blood proteins have been shown by scientists to influence how long and healthy a life we live, research suggests. Developing drugs that target these proteins could be one way of slowing the aging process, according to the largest genetic study of ageing. The findings have been published in the journal Nature Aging. As we …
A child’s educational success depends on the genes that they haven’t inherited from their parents, as well as the genes they have, according to a new study led by UCL researchers. Funded by the Nuffield Foundation, the study confirms that genes a person inherits directly are most likely to contribute to their achievements in education. …
The Eve Gene supplies mitochondrial DNA, which is normally received from the mother, however three families have been identified where people received some of their mtDNA from their father, as published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. MtDNA exists separate from the rest of DNA inside the mitochondria within each cell rather …