If you think exercise is naturally hard for you, it probably will be hard. If you think you have the genes that make exercise a breeze, it will be a breeze. That’s the takeaway from research conducted at Stanford, which deliberately mislead people about their genetic predispositions. The New York […]
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Aerobic Fitness Cuts Heart Risk in Half
OK, it’s unsurprising that fit people have fewer heart events than those who are out of shape, but a new study by researchers at Stanford University gives us the numbers: people with the highest aerobic fitness have half as much heart disease as less fit people, even if their genetic […]
Flu Shot Effectiveness Is In Your Genes
The annual question: “Does this flu shot really work?” has a brand new answer this year: “It depends on your genes.” Researchers at Yale have identified several genes and gene clusters associated with the immune response to influenza (“fluâ€Â) vaccination, a finding that suggests that doctors may someday use genetic profiles […]