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Exercise Has Little Influence on Weight Loss and Cholesterol Level In Identical Twins

Posted: Wednesday, August 10, 2005

Despite "extreme" differences in exercise levels in pairs of identical twins, lipoprotein and weight responses to dietary changes are remarkably concordant.
The importance of genetics shown without identifying the genes

New Discovery Shows How a Low-Calorie Diet Extends Lifespan

Posted: Wednesday, August 10, 2005

A low calorie diet extends life and also seems to protect against cancer and other aging-related diseases. A gene called SIR2 is thought to control this process

New Treatment for Diabetes Nerve Damage

Posted: Monday, August 08, 2005

Scientists at The University of Manchester, working with colleagues at American biotech firm Sangamo BioSciences Inc, have discovered a way of stimulating genes that prevent nerve damage caused by the disease.

Obesity, Diabetes-Linked Gene Found

Posted: Friday, August 05, 2005

French researchers have identified a gene associated with increased risk of obesity and type 2 diabetes in children and adults

Cholesterol Levels: Diet Vs. Genes

Posted: Saturday, July 23, 2005

No matter what their lifestyle, people's genes play an overriding role in their cholesterol response, according to a new study.

Alter Your DNA Linked to Diabetes and CVD With Exercise

Posted: Thursday, May 12, 2005

They found that many activated genes are likely linked to diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

Muscle study reveals how physical training activates hundreds of genes.

Researchers Find Gene That Could Predict Type 2 Diabetes

Posted: Thursday, April 07, 2005

Their findings indicated that a variation in the gene ENPP1 was as much as 13 percent more common in people with type 2 diabetes and those at greater risk for the disease. Researchers said these results suggest that the variant may serve as an important genetic marker in identifying people at risk for type 2 diabetes.

UCLA/VA Researchers Discover Fat Gene

Posted: Monday, January 24, 2005

UCLA/VA scientists have identified a new gene that controls how the body produces and uses fat. Called lipin, the gene may provide a new target for therapies to control obesity, diabetes and other weight-related disorders.

Gene Linked To Greater Risk Of Heart Disease In Type 2 Diabetes

Posted: Monday, November 15, 2004

Joslin Diabetes scientist have found variations in a gene that helps explain why people with type2 diabetes are at miuch greater risk for coronary artery disease, the leading cause of death for this group.

New Gene For Diabetes Found

Posted: Monday, November 08, 2004

A gene involved in the action of insulin is associated with type 2 diabetes and the body’s response to insulin has been found and reported on."The protein that this gene makes represses the insulin response, so if you are making a lot of this protein, your ability to respond to insulin would be blunted, which would lead to higher glucose (sugar) in your bloodstream. If it is too high, that’s diabetes,"