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09/12/2018 / By Janine Acero

The science behind natural cycles in the environment reveals how your birth month may predict your adult health

A new study links a baby’s birth month to the risk of diseases that may develop in adulthood, according to an entry by Science Daily. The study suggests that environmental exposures in different seasons can affect the later development of diseases in unborn children. Study leader Nicholas Tatonetti, Ph.D., assistant professor of biomedical informatics at Columbia […]

04/04/2018 / By Lance D Johnson

Study finds air pollution is more likely to make you sick than inherited risk factors (genetics)

Researchers from the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research have found a relationship between gene expression and environmental toxins. Their research adds to the field of study called epi-genetics, which means there are external and environmental factors governing genetic expression. In other words, inherited genes do not have the ultimate say over a person’s health destiny. […]

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