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Mothers may be able to reduce guilt over their children's inherited obesity guilt by being more careful in the future about their children's diet.
… doctor-patient talks about the genomic underpinnings of obesity can pay off. … There can be a downside, of course. … overweight women about the likely genomic underpinnings of obesity can also have a positive effect. It appears to reduce … April online issue of the Annals of Behavioral Medicine.   Obesity has long been recognized as a major health problem in …
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Researchers have conducted the first study to look at the genomic underpinnings of obesity in continental Africans and African Americans.
… study of its kind to look at the genomic underpinnings of obesity in continental Africans and African Americans. They … carry a genomic variant that increases their risk of obesity, a finding that provides insight into why obesity clusters in families. Researchers at the National …
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Fearful patients who received information about the role of genomics in obesity were less likely to take steps to improve health habits
… people think about genomic influences on body weight and obesity."</p> <p>How people react to hearing … who received information about the role of genomics in obesity were less likely to take steps to improve health habits … Obesity and genomic information, obesity and genetics, …
Research at NHGRI
CRGGH uses genomic tools to understand the pathobiology of metabolic disorders, including obesity, hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, and kidney disease.
… the pathobiology of metabolic disorders, including obesity, hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, and kidney … the high rate of diseases like diabetes, hypertension, and obesity among African Americans and other minority groups in … and lipid biomarkers mediate the metabolically healthy obesity phenotype: A shotgun proteomics Study. Obesity 2016 …
Genetic Disorders
Dercum disease is a rare condition that is characterized by multiple, painful fatty tumors that occur chiefly in post-menopausal, obese women of middle age.
… (1) multiple, painful, fatty masses; (2) generalized obesity, usually in menopausal age; (3) weakness and …
Staff
Dr. Susan Persky is an associate investigator in the Social and Behavioral Research Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute. ​
… knowledge about common, complex health conditions like obesity and diabetes in interactions between healthcare … that providing information about genomic underpinnings of obesity risk can significantly reduce the extent to which … and avoid eye contact with a virtual patient with obesity. However, findings from this work also raise concerns …
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Dr. Wilson is the co-chief of and senior investigator in NHGRI's Computational and Statistical Genomics Branch.
… analysis, bioinformatics, scoliosis, craniosynostosis, obesity, cardiovascular disease … Alexander Wilson, … analysis, bioinformatics, scoliosis, craniosynostosis, obesity, cardiovascular disease … Dr. Wilson is the co-chief …
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Dr. Adebowale Adeyemo is an associate investigator and deputy director of NHGRI's Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health.
… author of the papers describing: the first genome scan for obesity in an African population, the first genome-wide … Cardiometabolic disorders, in particular hypertension, obesity and diabetes, are non-communicable conditions of … he conducted the first genome wide linkage studies for obesity and for lipids in an African population), his studies …
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Using a virtual reality buffet, researchers studied the hundreds of small decisions mothers make while selecting food for their children.
… information about their children's genomic risk of obesity led some mothers to make healthier choices. The … strongest messages about their children's genomic risk for obesity were less subject to a type of nonconscious behavior … heads NHGRI's Immersive Virtual Environment Test Unit. Obesity has long been recognized as a major health problem in …
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20 papers published online in 2014 highlight research on DNA biorepositories and electronic medical records to better understand the genomics of disease.
… with a number of conditions and disorders, such as obesity and asthma. … The papers, which appear in the journal … of disorders, and included: Genetic variants of FTO , an obesity-related gene. An electronic medical record-based, … for genetic variants of FTO , a gene related to obesity in adults. Joshua Denny, M.D., associate professor of …