Health Watch: New Year’s Resolutions, Reproduction and Rare Diseases
Like many people around the world, the health content team at 23andMe rang in 2012 with resolutions of staying healthy and it seemed fitting to delve into the genetics underlying response to diet and...
View ArticleYour Lifestyle, Your Health, Your Genes
There are lots of things we can’t change, but our lifestyle isn’t one of them. Good thing, too – our weight, nutrition habits, and exercise behaviors impact us beyond whether we look good in a swim...
View ArticleExercise Can Modify DNA in Fat Cells
By Sheel Dandekar Not convinced that those trips to the gym are making a difference? Think again. In a recent study in PloS Genetics, researchers from Lund University in Sweden found that exercising...
View ArticleWhat Patients Say Works (And Doesn’t) for Migraines
For the live-updated, fully-labelled, interactive version of this infographic, click here. Eight of the top ten patient-reported treatments for Migraine are simple lifestyle changes, not drugs....
View ArticleWhere In the Kale?
There are red states and blue states in the United States, but there are also leafy green states and red meat states, according to 23andMe survey data. We’ve previously written about how traits vary by...
View Article23andMe Offers New Genetic Report on Type 2 Diabetes
23andMe’s new Type 2 Diabetes report* offers customers insight into their likelihood of developing one of the most prevalent, pernicious, and yet preventable health conditions in the United States.This...
View ArticleStep it up for Research
By Briana Cameron, Ph.D., and Robert Gentleman, Ph.D.* Regular physical activity is important for good health. Research has shown that exercise can help prevent such things as cardiovascular disease...
View ArticleSurvey Finds 23andMe Customers Make Positive Changes to Their Health
A new survey of 23andMe’s Health + Ancestry customers conducted by M/A/R/C® Research found that more than three-quarters reported that after receiving their personalized genetic reports they made at...
View Article23andMe Studies Healthy Behavior Change
Every year, millions of us make New Year’s resolutions to improve our health. We pledge to eat better, go to bed earlier, or exercise more. And every year, most of us don’t follow through and make...
View Article23andMe’s New Lifestyle Dashboard
The biggest changes often start with the smallest of steps, and that is particularly true with your health. With our new Lifestyle Dashboards, 23andMe wants to help you along that path to wellness....
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