Washington, April 22 (ANI): A researcher at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, has identified factors in the brain that distinguish susceptibility and resiliency to depression and heart disease comorbidity.

Washington, March 9 (ANI): Women who are obese during pregnancy put their offspring at four times the risk to have frequent wheezing, a symptom associated with susceptibility to asthma during infancy that manifests as sharp, whistling sounds when breathing, a new study has warned.

Washington, December 17 (ANI): Loading up on snack foods may increase cancer risk in individuals with an inborn susceptibility to colorectal and other cancers, researchers say.

Washington, Nov 8 (ANI): The use of certain water-based, over-the-counter personal lubricants can dry out and irritate vaginal and rectal tissue, but does not appear to increase susceptibility to HIV, a new study has revealed.

Washington, November 6 (ANI): Testosterone levels early in fetal development influence later sensitivity of brain regions related to reward processing and affect an individual's susceptibility to engage in behaviour, that in extremes, are related to several neuropsychiatric conditions that asymmetrically affect one sex more than the other, a new study has found.

London, October 8 (ANI): In a new study, researchers have identified 8 new loci associated with susceptibility to atopic dermatitis in the Japanese population.

London, August 20 (ANI): Researchers have found that an imbalance of nutrients in reef waters can increase the bleaching susceptibility of reef corals.

Washington, May 22 (ANI): Teens and young adults who listen to digital music players with ear buds are almost twice as likely as non-listeners to smoke pot, a new study has revealed.

Washington, Apr 15 (ANI): In a new study, scientists have determined a possible link between exposure to a common component of urban air pollution and a change in the function of important immune cells that protect against the bacteria that cause tuberculosis.

Washington, April 14 (ANI): Researchers have discovered that changes in the gene expression of a key enzyme may contribute to high blood pressure and increase susceptibility to forming blood clots in pregnant women with preeclampsia.

Washington, Mar 30 (ANI): Mutations in a gene called XRCC2 may lead to increased breast cancer risk, according to a new study.

Washington, Feb 16 (ANI)): Simple tests such as walking speed and hand grip strength may help doctors determine a middle-aged person's susceptibility to develop dementia or stroke, according to a new study.

Sydney, Nov 24(ANI): Australian captain Michael Clarke has said that he has no fears with entering a Test match with both Ryan Harris and Pat Cummins despite concerns over the fast bowlers' susceptibility to injury.

London, Oct 16 (ANI): Researchers in South East Asia have identified two genetic variants that offer clues as to why some people are more susceptible to severe dengue than others.

Washington, Aug 5 (ANI): A novel DNA-sensing pathway important to the triggering of an innate immune response for malaria, which in turn increases susceptibility to the disease, has been uncovered by scientists at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.

London, August 1 (ANI): A new study has shed light on the genetic factors contributing to asthma susceptibility, paving way for better treatments of millions of sufferers around the world.