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Anchor lead: How are genetics, epigenetics and related fields related? Elizabeth Tracey reports Epigenetics, or changes to genetic material that don’t actually reorder DNA, have been implicated in a range of diseases and conditions, many recent studies show, but are …
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Anchor lead: How does a newly identified gene associated with suicide risk work? Elizabeth Tracey reports How can a gene called SKA2 be associated with suicide risk, as shown recently by Johns Hopkins investigators? Zachary Kaminsky, principal investigator, explains. Kaminsky: …
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Anchor lead: Can we identify those at risk for suicide by their genes? Elizabeth Tracey reports Suicide claims the lives of thousands each year, leaving in its wake incomprehension and pain for many survivors, and in some populations more and …
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This week’s topics include how often MDs recommend sunscreen, celiac disease and haplotype, steroids for spinal stenosis pain, and bone marrow transplantation for sickle cell disease. Program notes: 1:00 What do physicians recommend re: sunscreen 2:01 0.07% of visits they …
