Twins Study Sheds Light on Health Drivers

Twins Study Sheds Light on Health Drivers

Twins Study Sheds Light on Health Drivers

By / Latest News / Monday, 21 January 2019 03:28

Where people live, how they grow up and who they are genetically all have a hand in shaping health outcomes – though genetics may have an edge as a health influencer, according to a massive new study of twins in the U.S.

The findings, published this week in Nature Genetics, indicate that the nature-versus-nurture debate yields no simple answer: While both genetic and environmental factors can play a significant role in determining whether someone has a disease, how much weight each holds depends on the type of health condition.

 

Read more at US News.

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