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Jan 09, 2018

WuXi NextCode, Rhythm Pharmaceuticals Partner Around Rare Metabolic Syndromes

Rhythm is using WuXi's artificial intelligence capabilities to support drug development targeting pathways associated with genetic obesity syndromes.

Jan 08, 2018

Exome Sequencing Data Links ADCY3 to Severe Obesity

Two papers in Nature Genetics found that loss-of-function variants in ADCY3 were associated with severe obesity, and that ADCY3 could be a treatment target.

Oct 20, 2017

Physical Inactivity, Poor Sleep Can Amplify Genetic Risk of Obesity

University of Exeter researchers used UK Biobank data to examine the interaction of genetic risk factors for obesity, physical activity, and sleep.

Aug 22, 2017

This Week in PNAS: Aug 22, 2017

In PNAS this week: host contributors to typhoid fever risk, effects of obesity-related variants near TMEM18, and more.

Aug 14, 2017

Lessen the Chances

Even with a genetic predisposition toward obesity, the Washington Post notes there are steps people can take to lessen that risk.

May 23, 2017

There's Diet and Exercise and There's Genetics

The Irish Times looks into whether everyone benefits the same from advice to exercise and eat right.

May 02, 2017

Keep on Moving

Researchers find that physical activity can attenuate the effect of genetic obesity risk, as ABC News reports.

Apr 24, 2017

This Week in PLOS: Apr 24, 2017

In PLOS this week: loci linked to body mass index measurements, long non-coding RNA expression and urothelial carcinoma prognosis, and more.

Mar 13, 2017

African Ancestry-Specific Variant Linked to Increased BMI, Obesity

An NHGRI-led team found a variant in the SEMA4D gene that was present in people of African descent, but not in people of Asian or European ancestry.

Mar 07, 2017

Birth Weight Influenced by Environmental, Genetic, Epigenetic Factors

GUSTO study researchers said maternal lifestyle, fetal genetic, and fetal epigenetic factors affect birth weight and early childhood adiposity.

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The Scan

Working Out the Effect

The Washington Post reports on researchers' efforts to determine the effect of an increasingly common SARS-CoV-2 mutation.

Increased Genetic Privacy in Florida

Florida Politics reports Florida's law barring life, long-term care, and disability insurers from using genetic information in coverage decisions went into effect at the beginning of July.

Attention-Grabbing in Two Ways

A new analysis finds a link between popular media coverage of a scientific study and how often that paper is cited.

Nature Papers Describe CRISPR Plant Editing Methods, DNA-PAINT Improvements, More

In Nature this week: CRISPR approaches to editing plant genomes, way to speed up DNA-PAINT, and more.

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