African-Americans Have Highest Stroke Rate, Southerners More Likely to Die

African-Americans Have Highest Stroke Rate, Southerners More Likely to Die

New genetic test for cause of intellectual disability to be launched

New genetic test for cause of intellectual disability to be launched

Blacks Much Less Likely to Know They Have Heart Condition Or to Use Treatment for It

Blacks Much Less Likely to Know They Have Heart Condition Or to Use Treatment for It

Stone Age copper workshop found in southwest Illinois

Stone Age copper workshop found in southwest Illinois

Life expectancy in Canada nears 81

Life expectancy in Canada nears 81

Could Higher Levels Of Vitamin D Cut The Risk Of Type 2 Diabetes?

Could Higher Levels Of Vitamin D Cut The Risk Of Type 2 Diabetes?

Study links mercury contamination with changes in birdsongs

Study links mercury contamination with changes in birdsongs

Prince Edward Islanders lack vitamin D

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Prince Edward Islanders lack vitamin D

Listen to the natives for better moose monitoring

Listen to the natives for better moose monitoring

Very high omega-3 intakes linked to big health benefits

Intakes of omega-3 exceeding levels consumed by the general US population may significantly reduce the risk of chronic disease, suggests a new study with Yup'ik Eskimos.....High levels of the omega-3 fatty acids EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) and DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) were associated with lower levels of triglycerides, as well as higher levels of HDL cholesterol, according to data from 357 Yup'ik Eskimos published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

Facts: Wipedia

• Other related peoples:  (Siberian Yupik, Alutiiq, Naukan), Inuit, Aleut
• As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the Yupiit population in the United States numbered over 24,000, of whom over 22,000 lived in Alaska, the vast majority in the seventy or so communities in the traditional Yup'ik territory of western and southwestern Alaska.
• A recent article discusses how climate change is altering sea levels and flooding and therefore, forcing them from their homelands. Read the article. 

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Very high omega-3 intakes linked to big health benefits: "Very high omega-3 intakes linked to big health benefits"


(2010). Very high omega-3 intakes linked to big health benefits. Nutraingredients.com. February 21, 2010.

Population Genetics Identify Susceptibility for Viral Infections

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A population genetics approach identifies susceptibility variants for viral infections

Viruses have played a role in shaping human genetic variability, according to a study published February 19 in the open-access journal PLoS Genetics. The researchers, from the Don C. Gnocchi and Eugenio Medea Scientific Institutes, the University of Milan and the Politecnico di Milano, Italy, used population genetics approaches to identify gene variants that augment susceptibility to viral infections or protect from such infections.
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Diabetes hits Canada's native population hardest | Reuters

Diabetes hits Canada's native population hardest Reuters: "Diabetes hits Canada's native population hardest"

The Peopling Of The Americas: Genetic Ancestry Influences Health, Anthropologist Says

The Peopling Of The Americas: Genetic Ancestry Influences Health, Anthropologist Says

Decoding Diversity In Bushmen - Science News

Decoding Diversity In Bushmen - Science News: "Decoding diversity in Bushmen"

Tutankhamen's Familial DNA Tells Tale of Boy Pharaoh's Disease and Incest: Scientific American

Tutankhamen's Familial DNA Tells Tale of Boy Pharaoh's Disease and Incest: Scientific American: "Tutankhamen's Familial DNA Tells Tale of Boy Pharaoh's Disease and Incest"

CBC News - Health - Caribou hunting ban raises Dene health concerns

CBC News - Health - Caribou hunting ban raises Dene health concerns: "Caribou hunting ban raises Dene health concerns"

First ancient human sequenced....

First ancient human sequenced - The Scientist - Magazine of the Life Sciences