Type 2 diabetes usually develops later in life and is a metabolic disorder often caused by lifestyle, which you can prevent if you learn about the genetic relations with the disease. Type 1 diabetes usually develops in early childhood and adolescence and is an autoimmune disorder.
Photoaging is premature aging of the skin caused by ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun and artificial sources. It is associated with the SNP in genes STXBP5L and FBXO40. This marker has two alleles, A and G. The G allele is the risk allele associated with more severe photoaging. The A : A genotype on the other hand is associated with less severe photoaging.
October is breast cancer awareness month! Because of the seriousness of the cancer type there is a need for every lady for self examination which helps to discover the cancer as soon as possible. Luckily the procedure of self examination is quite easy and everyone can do it right at home.
The examination procedure consists of 5 steps:
When we finally take a big sip of our morning coffee after walking around like a zombie, we don’t often think about its caffeine content — other than the fact it will give us a nice, welcome buzz. While some caffeine certainly has its benefits, going overboard with coffee, energy drinks, coke and even tea…