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Your DNA May Predict Your Online Gambling Addiction Risk

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The proliferation of digital platforms like Moonbet slots has transformed gambling from a location-bound activity into an omnipresent behavioral phenomenon, prompting critical questions about individual vulnerability and susceptibility. While environmental factors and accessibility undoubtedly contribute to problematic gambling patterns, mounting evidence demonstrates that genetic architecture plays a substantial role in determining who develops gambling disorder, with heritability estimates ranging from 40-60% across twin and family studies.
Recent genome-wide association studies have identified…

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How Editable Backlinks Are Transforming Genomics Research Collaboration

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Genomics research generates exponentially growing datasets requiring sophisticated knowledge management systems that preserve context, enable collaboration, and maintain research integrity across distributed teams. Traditional hyperlinks and citation methods fail when research findings evolve—a critical limitation when genomic annotations change, variant interpretations update, or new functional discoveries emerge that alter previous conclusions. Unlike static citations, these dynamic links allow researchers to click here and update connections when source material changes, automatically alerting all …

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Why Your Genes Determine How THCa Vaping Affects You

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The convergence of pharmacogenomics and cannabis therapeutics has entered a critical phase with the emergence of THCa vaporization as a delivery method requiring genetically-informed clinical protocols. Budpop’s THCa vape and similar products represent a rapidly expanding market where individual genetic variation significantly impacts therapeutic outcomes, safety profiles, and dosing requirements—yet clinical implementation remains hampered by limited integration of genomic screening. Understanding how cytochrome P450 polymorphisms, particularly CYP2C9 and CYP3A4 variants, modulate THCa …

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Can Your Genes Influence Your Cigarette Usage?

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People adopt smoking habits due to many factors—and surprisingly, genetics is one of them. Researchers from Kaiser Permanente Northern California discovered that genetic ancestry plays a role in one’s smoking initiation and can even influence the number of cigarettes people use daily. The researchers found that the association between people’s genetic ancestry and cigarette usage remains clear even after factors like one’s education, socioeconomic factors, and marital status are taken into account.
This association is concerning…

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Is Lactose Intolerance A Normal Gene? The Truth About This Common Condition

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While some people wonder, “what is whole milk?” and if it’s good for them, others can’t digest any form of dairy. The discomfort you experience after indulging in a glass of warm milk or a bowl of ice cream results from lactose intolerance. Guess what? The condition is way more common than you think.
Up to 75% of the world’s population have some degree of lactose intolerance, meaning they lack the enzyme needed to digest lactose…

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What Are Entry Requirements to Study Medicine?

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Are you aspiring to follow a career path in medicine after completing your secondary education? Are you wondering about specific medical requirements? At least you know you must attain a high GPA or final high school score and good MCAT prep books to qualify for Medical Colleges.
Below we are going to focus on the different prerequisites to joining Medical School:
What High School Subjects Are Needed to Pursue
Any medical professional should have strong grades in mathematics and science subjects (Chemistry, Biology, and Physics).
For US Medical Schools, Mid-level mathematics with chemistry and any other …

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Tips for People With ADHD to Try: 5 Techniques That Helps

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Living with ADHD can be very difficult. The simplest things become frustrating because of the inability to concentrate or focus on many things simultaneously. This, in turn, leads to a decrease in productivity. When you don’t have access to some, you can use these techniques to avoid distractions, work efficiently and be happier.
5 Simple Techniques to Help You Cope with ADHD
1. Create a Routine
A research study on ADHD shows that one of the biggest challenges for people with ADHD is concentrating on different …

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How Can Breathing Secondhand Smoke Affect Your Health?

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As physical health care, secondhand smokers live in close enough proximity to the smoker. They are sharing the air in which the excess vapors are being released into the atmosphere. This smoke is as dangerous as the other fumes that are a side effect of our necessary industries, factories, vehicles, and other motors. There are about 7,000 compounds in secondhand smoke. Many of them are harmful, and around 70 of them can cause disease.
Breathing secondhand smoke can affect…

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Prevention of Hospital Acquired Infection During COVID-19: a New Discovery Available

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Early detection and prevention of hospital-acquired infections through passive monitoring devices help in the reduction of cases. COVID-19 is another threat to patients and health care workers in hospitals. Due to the inflation of COVID-19 cases, people avoid entering hospitals, specifically the emergency rooms, where many cases come in each day.
Moreover, the public is aware of the associated risks when exposed to infected people with COVID-19. A recent study developed a new tool to detect hospital-acquired infections with an association of five pathogens.
Hospital-acquired diseases monitoring
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Atopic Dermatitis in Children: Skin Microflora Study

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Atopic Dermatitis is a chronic skin condition and most common among children. The research study aims to identify how fungi and bacteria cause this skin condition. Moreover, it expects to determine basic measures to create a more advanced and effective future treatment. Healthy children and those with atopic dermatitis are welcome to join.
Commonly Asked Questions
What is included?
For Patients with Atopic Dermatitis (Eczema):
The child’s skin sample is needed at separate time points such as baseline, flare, and post flare. Visit scheduling and timing are necessary to conduct this study.
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