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Medical News | Medical Articles: Hibernators reveal genetic clues to better understand and treat obesity, metabolic disorders

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Hibernators reveal genetic clues to better understand and treat obesity, metabolic disorders

Hibernation is one of nature's strangest quirks, inducing bears and other mammals to pack on massive weight- amounts that would be unhealthy for humans-;so they can survive months of slumber. Yet when these animals reemerge, they are as fit as ever.

			Expert genomics panel disputes certain genes linked to a dangerous heart condition A panel of experts have said that nine genes linked to a dangerous heart disorder called long QT syndrome, are not associated with the condition.

			Study finds autism-related genetic mutations in aging brains of Alzheimer's patients Researchers believe that autism is caused by mutations that occur sporadically in the egg or sperm or during pregnancy.

	Genetically engineered living hydrogel material facilitates intestinal wound healing About 1.6 million people in the US alone currently have lifelong and incurable Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, and 70,000 new cases are diagnosed in the USA each year.

	Next-generation sequencing can detect genetic alterations specific to follicular lymphoma People with follicular lymphoma, a slow-growing lymphatic-system cancer, who have been treated and are in remission for at least two years, may no longer have what has been considered an incurable disease based on highly sensitive testing.

	Study identifies genetic variation linked to heart failure risk in people of African, Latino ancestry A genetic variation believed to increase risk for heart failure in people of African or Latino ancestry has been identified in a new study by researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

	Genetic alteration increases risk of Autism and Tourette's impacts on the brain Lancaster University researchers have discovered, for the first time, how a genetic alteration that increases the risk of developing Autism and Tourette's impacts on the brain.

	Researchers identify rare genetic disorder A team of South Australian researchers has cracked a rare gene variant for a disorder that sees a normal healthy child start to lose muscle tone and motor skills, ultimately losing the capacity to walk and use language.