Sentences with phrase «large twin study»

«This is by far the largest twin study of gene expression ever published, enabling us to make a roadmap of genes versus environment,» Sullivan says, adding that the study measured relationships with disease more precisely than had been previously possible, and uncovered important connections to recent human evolution and genetic influence in disease.

Drawing on behavioural genetic research from around the world, including the UK - based Twins» Early Development Study (TEDS), one of the largest twin studies in the world, her research shows that genetic influence is not the same as genetic determinism and that the environment matters at least as much as genes.

Not exact matches

Studies have concluded that the reason behind the large numbers of twins in Nigeria is the mothers» diets.

Yet another large study in 1987 showed no association between twins and taking oral contraceptives.

In a study of 602 twins, Dr. Andrey Anokhin and his colleagues at Washington University School of Medicine found that delay discounting gradually improves as teens get older, such that 18 year - olds have a greater ability or tendency to wait for the larger delayed reward, as compared to younger teens.

Segal doesn't try to explain such spookily synchronized outcomes, but her studies suggest that the harmony between identical twins stems in large part from shared genetic identity.

Constellation of factors Twin studies have shown that identical twins (who share the same genes) are more likely to both suffer from the disorder than fraternal twins, which has demonstrated that «there's a large genetic component to the disorder,» Cantor says.

From that larger study of adult Caucasian twins, study authors analyzed data from a sample of 1,790 men, provided through structured clinical interviews that included retrospective reports of their own drinking as well as their peers» alcohol - related behaviors from adolescence into young adulthood, ages 12 to 25 years.

However, the first twin study on this topic showed that self - perceptions of abilities are in fact heritable to a large extent.

The 7 - 10 year old participants were drawn from the Twins Early Development Study, a large UK representative sample.

Issa and other skeptics have questioned the methods used in this oft - cited study and doubt whether the differences detected in the older twins were all that large.

A large - scale study of identical twins may help elucidate some ways that environment and lifestyle choices alter epigenetics.

Although you might think twin pregnancies require c - sections, they actually don't, says Dr. Rosenn, who cites a large 2013 study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Russ makes three arguments: 1) A recent study that compared grit scores among fraternal and identical twins suggests that grit may be heritable to a large degree, which would make it unrealistic to expect schools or others to be able to alter it; 2) The twin study as well as a meta - analysis of grit research found that grit only explains about 2 - 3 % of the variance in achievement scores, which Russ thinks makes it a poor predictor of other outcomes; and 3) The meta - analysis suggests that grit may be highly correlated with conscientiousness, one of the Big 5 personality traits that psychologists have been studying for a long time.

While they're being tight - lipped about performance — and are calling this concept just a «study» — the aggressive grey and red colour scheme, big alloy wheels, larger intakes, spoilers and twin exhaust pipes hint at something that's bound to be quick.

The guest rooms also include two twins, ideal for older children while the study bedroom has a large, comfortable king bed.

MASTER SUITE ONE (SAFFRON): - King - sized four - poster bed with mosquito net - Glass sliding doors onto covered balcony - Dressing room - Ensuite with stainless steel bath, wooden vanity, twin basins and walk - in terrazzo rain shower - Flat - screen satellite TV, DVD player and small fridge - Air - conditioned - Black - out curtains MASTER SUITE TWO (AMBER): - King - sized four - poster bed with mosquito net - Mezzanine level with TV and queen - sized daybed - Walk - in dressing room - Palimanan stone ensuite with rain shower, tub and twin basins - Flat - screen TV, DVD player and small fridge - Air - conditioned - Black - out curtains POOL VIEW ROOM (GINGER): - King - sized bed - Opens onto large stone patio with pool views - Dressing area - Palimanan stone ensuite with rain shower, tub and twin basins - Flat - screen TV, DVD player and small fridge - Air - conditioned - Black - out curtains TWIN CONVERTED STUDY ROOM (CINNAMON): - Converted study with twin canopied beds with mosquito nets - Opens onto large stone patio with pool views - Palimanan stone ensuite with rain shower, tub and twin basins - Flat - screen TV, DVD player and small fridge - Air - conditioned - Black - out curtains GUEST PAVILIONS (PAPRIKA, CLOVE, VERTYVER): - Three guest bedrooms face the pool in stand - alone pavilions with king - sized four - poster beds with mosquito nets - Ensuite bathrooms with rain showers - Flat - screen TV, DVD player and small fridge - Air - conditioned - Black - out curttwin basins and walk - in terrazzo rain shower - Flat - screen satellite TV, DVD player and small fridge - Air - conditioned - Black - out curtains MASTER SUITE TWO (AMBER): - King - sized four - poster bed with mosquito net - Mezzanine level with TV and queen - sized daybed - Walk - in dressing room - Palimanan stone ensuite with rain shower, tub and twin basins - Flat - screen TV, DVD player and small fridge - Air - conditioned - Black - out curtains POOL VIEW ROOM (GINGER): - King - sized bed - Opens onto large stone patio with pool views - Dressing area - Palimanan stone ensuite with rain shower, tub and twin basins - Flat - screen TV, DVD player and small fridge - Air - conditioned - Black - out curtains TWIN CONVERTED STUDY ROOM (CINNAMON): - Converted study with twin canopied beds with mosquito nets - Opens onto large stone patio with pool views - Palimanan stone ensuite with rain shower, tub and twin basins - Flat - screen TV, DVD player and small fridge - Air - conditioned - Black - out curtains GUEST PAVILIONS (PAPRIKA, CLOVE, VERTYVER): - Three guest bedrooms face the pool in stand - alone pavilions with king - sized four - poster beds with mosquito nets - Ensuite bathrooms with rain showers - Flat - screen TV, DVD player and small fridge - Air - conditioned - Black - out curttwin basins - Flat - screen TV, DVD player and small fridge - Air - conditioned - Black - out curtains POOL VIEW ROOM (GINGER): - King - sized bed - Opens onto large stone patio with pool views - Dressing area - Palimanan stone ensuite with rain shower, tub and twin basins - Flat - screen TV, DVD player and small fridge - Air - conditioned - Black - out curtains TWIN CONVERTED STUDY ROOM (CINNAMON): - Converted study with twin canopied beds with mosquito nets - Opens onto large stone patio with pool views - Palimanan stone ensuite with rain shower, tub and twin basins - Flat - screen TV, DVD player and small fridge - Air - conditioned - Black - out curtains GUEST PAVILIONS (PAPRIKA, CLOVE, VERTYVER): - Three guest bedrooms face the pool in stand - alone pavilions with king - sized four - poster beds with mosquito nets - Ensuite bathrooms with rain showers - Flat - screen TV, DVD player and small fridge - Air - conditioned - Black - out curttwin basins - Flat - screen TV, DVD player and small fridge - Air - conditioned - Black - out curtains TWIN CONVERTED STUDY ROOM (CINNAMON): - Converted study with twin canopied beds with mosquito nets - Opens onto large stone patio with pool views - Palimanan stone ensuite with rain shower, tub and twin basins - Flat - screen TV, DVD player and small fridge - Air - conditioned - Black - out curtains GUEST PAVILIONS (PAPRIKA, CLOVE, VERTYVER): - Three guest bedrooms face the pool in stand - alone pavilions with king - sized four - poster beds with mosquito nets - Ensuite bathrooms with rain showers - Flat - screen TV, DVD player and small fridge - Air - conditioned - Black - out curtTWIN CONVERTED STUDY ROOM (CINNAMON): - Converted study with twin canopied beds with mosquito nets - Opens onto large stone patio with pool views - Palimanan stone ensuite with rain shower, tub and twin basins - Flat - screen TV, DVD player and small fridge - Air - conditioned - Black - out curtains GUEST PAVILIONS (PAPRIKA, CLOVE, VERTYVER): - Three guest bedrooms face the pool in stand - alone pavilions with king - sized four - poster beds with mosquito nets - Ensuite bathrooms with rain showers - Flat - screen TV, DVD player and small fridge - Air - conditioned - Black - out curSTUDY ROOM (CINNAMON): - Converted study with twin canopied beds with mosquito nets - Opens onto large stone patio with pool views - Palimanan stone ensuite with rain shower, tub and twin basins - Flat - screen TV, DVD player and small fridge - Air - conditioned - Black - out curtains GUEST PAVILIONS (PAPRIKA, CLOVE, VERTYVER): - Three guest bedrooms face the pool in stand - alone pavilions with king - sized four - poster beds with mosquito nets - Ensuite bathrooms with rain showers - Flat - screen TV, DVD player and small fridge - Air - conditioned - Black - out curstudy with twin canopied beds with mosquito nets - Opens onto large stone patio with pool views - Palimanan stone ensuite with rain shower, tub and twin basins - Flat - screen TV, DVD player and small fridge - Air - conditioned - Black - out curtains GUEST PAVILIONS (PAPRIKA, CLOVE, VERTYVER): - Three guest bedrooms face the pool in stand - alone pavilions with king - sized four - poster beds with mosquito nets - Ensuite bathrooms with rain showers - Flat - screen TV, DVD player and small fridge - Air - conditioned - Black - out curttwin canopied beds with mosquito nets - Opens onto large stone patio with pool views - Palimanan stone ensuite with rain shower, tub and twin basins - Flat - screen TV, DVD player and small fridge - Air - conditioned - Black - out curtains GUEST PAVILIONS (PAPRIKA, CLOVE, VERTYVER): - Three guest bedrooms face the pool in stand - alone pavilions with king - sized four - poster beds with mosquito nets - Ensuite bathrooms with rain showers - Flat - screen TV, DVD player and small fridge - Air - conditioned - Black - out curttwin basins - Flat - screen TV, DVD player and small fridge - Air - conditioned - Black - out curtains GUEST PAVILIONS (PAPRIKA, CLOVE, VERTYVER): - Three guest bedrooms face the pool in stand - alone pavilions with king - sized four - poster beds with mosquito nets - Ensuite bathrooms with rain showers - Flat - screen TV, DVD player and small fridge - Air - conditioned - Black - out curtains

The bathroom, with red and gilt leather walls, a polished silver bateau bath, twin sinks and separate black marble shower room was previously James Thomson's study and is the Witchery's largest and most sumptuous bathroom.

Make no mistake, some of the gameplay additions introduced in Sigma such as the quick item select and the twin swords are appreciated, but by and large Sigma was a case study for more content not necessarily making a game better.

Lynda Kahn of Twin Art TV, Klaus Ottmann, Director of the Center for the Study of Modern Art and Curator at Large for the Phillips Collection, and Ellen Kahn of Twin Art TV attend Art Basel Miami Beach 2013.

The largest transsexual twin study to date examines 110 twin pairs and was published by Dr. Milton Diamond in the May 2013 issue of the International Journal of Transgenderism.

For example, some have found significant differences between children with divorced and continuously married parents even after controlling for personality traits such as depression and antisocial behavior in parents.59 Others have found higher rates of problems among children with single parents, using statistical methods that adjust for unmeasured variables that, in principle, should include parents» personality traits as well as many genetic influences.60 And a few studies have found that the link between parental divorce and children's problems is similar for adopted and biological children — a finding that can not be explained by genetic transmission.61 Another study, based on a large sample of twins, found that growing up in a single - parent family predicted depression in adulthood even with genetic resemblance controlled statistically.62 Although some degree of selection still may be operating, the weight of the evidence strongly suggests that growing up without two biological parents in the home increases children's risk of a variety of cognitive, emotional, and social problems.

Recently, researchers applied this idea of gene BY environment interactions to the link between marriage and health.3 The researchers took advantage of a very large sample of twins, all of whom were married (not to each other, obviously) from the Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) study.

Twin and adoption studies suggest a large shared (family) environmental effect, a moderate non-shared (unique) environmental effect, and a modest genetic effect.

This study examined the effect of parenting on the association between childhood sexual abuse (CSA) and psychiatric resilience in adulthood in a large female twin sample (n = 1423) assessed for severe CSA (i.e., attempted or completed intercourse before age 16).

Prior research has established the influence of maternal depression on the child's behavioral and emotional health3, 27,28 and its relevance for pediatric practice.29, 30 Several studies have analyzed the independent effects on children of mothers» and fathers» mental health, but few have examined the more clinically relevant question of how the mental health of parents jointly influences child outcomes.16, 31,32 The largest study of the joint effects of mothers» and fathers» mental health on children was a population - based study of twins and their parents.16 Similar to our results, the combination of maternal and paternal depression was associated with the largest increase in children's depressive symptoms.

A study of genetic and environemntal influences on maternal and paternal syndrome scores in a large sample of 3 - year old Dutch twins