Fifty years since the first U.S. Surgeon General’s Report in 1964 clearly stated that cigarette smoking was a health hazard, the 32 Surgeon General’s Report released recently has shown that we are yet to fully understand the real magnitude and extent of tobacco’s diverse adverse effects on the human body. The Report expands the list … Continue reading Smoking causes type II diabetes
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD)
Seven more loci associated with age-related macular degeneration
An international team representing 18 research groups has identified seven new loci (regions of the human genome) that are associated with advanced age-related macular degeneration (AMD). In all, they identified 19 loci. The team undertook a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies to look for genetic variations associated with AMD. Over 17,000 people with advanced AMD … Continue reading Seven more loci associated with age-related macular degeneration
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