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A team of researchers from UNIGE shows that men and women do not have the same propensity to develop certain diseases We are not all the same when it comes to illness. In fact, the risk of developing a disease such as diabetes or heart disease varies from one individual to another. A study led by Emmanouil Dermitzakis, Louis-Jeantet Professor at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Geneva (UNIGE) reveals that the genetic predisposition to develop certain diseases may differ from...

Research led by the University of East Anglia has discovered the crucial role of a molecule in skeletal muscle development.The finding could have implications in the future for maintenance of healthy muscle or muscle regeneration in certain diseases, for example cancer and neuromuscular conditions such as muscular dystrophy.The complexity and significance of microRNA molecules has only recently been recognized and they have been implicated in many biological processes, including disease....