Matt WillemsenMar 10, 2024
Genetic quirk in 25% of Labrador retrievers can lead to overeating, obesity
https://www.livescience.com/animals/dogs/genetic-quirk-in-25-of-labrador-retrievers-can-lead-to-overeating-obesity #dogs #health #Genetics #LabradorRetrievers #mutation #overeating #obesity #POMC #TREATS
Genetic quirk in 25% of Labrador retrievers can lead to overeating, obesity

Scientists have discovered that a genetic mutation in certain breeds of dogs can lead to obesity.

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Matt WillemsenNov 8, 2023
Do redheads really need more anesthesia?
Redheads are said to experience pain differently than other people and require higher doses of pain medications, depending on the drug used. Why?
https://www.livescience.com/health/genetics/do-redheads-really-need-more-anesthesia #redheads #anesthesia #genetics #physiology #pain #sensitivity #POMC
Do redheads really need more anesthesia?

Redheads are said to experience pain differently than other people and require higher doses of pain medications, depending on the drug used. Why?

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Charité BerlinJul 20, 2023

What determines whether we become overweight? A #CharitéBerlin study shows that aside from lifestyle and genes, a kind of formatting of a satiety gene also increases the risk of #obesity – at least in women. This “epigenetic marking” is established early on during the embryonic stage.

👉 https://www.charite.de/en/service/press_reports/artikel/detail/more_than_just_lifestyle_and_genes_new_factor_influencing_excess_body_weight_discovered/

#Medicine #Science #Research #ScienceMastodon #MedMastodon #CharitéPaper #CharitéPediatrics #Epigenetics #POMC #ScienceTranslationalMedicine

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Charité BerlinJul 20, 2023

Was bestimmt, ob wir fettleibig werden? Eine #CharitéBerlin-Studie zeigt: Neben Lebensstil & Genen steigert auch eine Art Formatierung eines Sättigungsgens das #Adipositas-Risiko – zumindest bei Frauen. Diese „epigenetische Markierung“ wird schon in der Embryonalphase etabliert.

👉 https://www.charite.de/service/pressemitteilung/artikel/detail/nicht_nur_lebensstil_und_gene_weiterer_einflussfaktor_fuer_uebergewicht_entdeckt/

#Medizin #Wissenschaft #Forschung #Übergewicht #CharitéPaper #CharitéPädiatrie #MedMastodon #ScienceMastodon #Epigenetik #POMC #ScienceTranslationalMedicine

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