Decoding The Pink Ribbon : Breast Cancer Awareness Oktober 15, 2018Mapmygenome Team October is famous for many reasons…beautiful weather, fall season, the Oktoberfest, music festivals in Malawi, human tower formation in Spain, book fairs in Germany and Diwali in India! These are...
Infographic: Mental Health Awareness Oktober 11, 2018Mapmygenome Team Mental health is as essential to our well being as our physical health. However, we often tend to ignore this aspect of our health. Our experts help raise awareness about...
Pancreatic Cancer Oktober 06, 2018Md. Zubair Ahmed A common misconception is that BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes are associated with hereditary breast and ovarian cancers alone. Learn about pancreatic cancer risk associated with genetic changes in BRCA1 and...
Male Breast Cancer Oktober 02, 2018Md. Zubair Ahmed Yes, men can develop breast cancer, too. We bring to you some key facts about a lesser-known type of cancer – Male Breast Cancer. Our experts tell you about symptoms,...
World Heart Day 2018 September 29, 2018Md. Zubair Ahmed Our experts bring to you some interesting facts about the heart. Check out this cool infographic to get to know your heart.
Restless Legs Syndrome: A Restless Experience September 23, 2018Mapmygenome Team You learn something new every day, even when you are least expecting it. It could be something as simple as taking a mental note. For example, when we are nervous...
Genetics and Alzheimer's Disease : Mind it! September 21, 2018Md. Zubair Ahmed Alzheimer’s disease is the leading cause of dementia. It has become more common due to increase in life expectancy. Alzheimer’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that is irreversible and progressive;...
3 Reasons Cancer seems to be on the Rise, and What you can do about it (Part 2 of 2) September 05, 2018Mapmygenome Team Before we get bogged down with worrying about a seemingly impending, inevitable cancer diagnosis on our next trip to the doctor’s…. There’s some good news. But hang on…before we dive...
3 Reasons Cancer seems to be on the Rise, and What you can do about it (Part 1 of 2) September 04, 2018Mapmygenome Team Cancer may have been a “grave, debilitating disease” in your grandparents’ time, but sadly, today, it has reduced to a rather common, almost a lifestyle disorder. Or so it seems....
Sports genomics: Genetic superhumans (Part 3 of 3) August 15, 2018Mapmygenome Team So far, in this three part series, we have seen how one’s DNA can confer a biological advantage upon them, when it comes to sports/athletic abilities (check out part 1)....
Sports genomics: Is there a sports gene? (Part 2 of 3) August 14, 2018Mapmygenome Team Do all great sportspersons build their athletic prowess from scratch, or do they have a biological advantage? In the previous post of this three part series, we highlighted a couple examples...
Sports genomics: Is there a sports gene? (Part 1 of 3) August 13, 2018Mapmygenome Team A senior analyst at our company had never really run a real race, never trained for a marathon, never even given any real thought about long distance running – but...