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Heart Attack Gene Found – A heart attack gene found by Newfoundland scientists enables the monitoring of patients at risk of deadly heart problems. At the Memorial University in St John’s, doctors found a heart attack gene by studying thousands of Canadians most at risk of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC), a genetic disease where the [...]

DNA Mutation Linked To Long Life – A DNA mutation among Ashkenazi Jews produces extra telomerase, which is linked to long life because it strengthens telomeres holding DNA sequences. Scientists have spotted a link among people who live to age 100: high levels of telomerase, an enzyme that protects DNA and could possibly be simulated [...]