We now want to conduct DNA tests on the families to pinpoint a gene that boosts the likelihood of a person developing the condition".
The paper, published in the British Medical Journal, reported that long working hours boosted the likelihood of higher alcohol intake by 11% overall.
Then Facebook began using a News Feed algorithms and default filters to choose whose posts you saw, they were trying to slow down the wall – and boost the likelihood you'd see Britney Spears' updates over your friends.
In one study conducted in rural China, each farmer who received financial education was found to have boosted the likelihood of his friends taking up weather insurance by 20%.
An enlarged heart boosts the likelihood of death from heart disease in adults.
Some researchers have suggested that polyandry evolved to help females boost the likelihood that their offspring will carry certain positive traits such as virility.
For instance, InsideSales.com discovered that a sales rep who calls a lead back within 5 minutes of a request for information boosts the likelihood of closing a sale by 10X.
They may walk the walk, but other factors specific to individual occupations - like targeted homeownership programs or businesses run from home - boost the likelihood of homeownership, too.
Recent developments have boosted the likelihood of widespread use of hPSC-derivatives in disease modelling and drug development.
