"A single protein may trigger autistic spectrum disorders,", BBC News has reported. According to the news, when mice were bred to lack a protein called Shank3, which normally aids the transfer of signals between brain cells, they showed classic...
Friday March 11 2011 BBC News reports that the UK human fertility watchdog is assessing the viability of "controversial" fertility treatments that could give "couples at risk of passing on serious inherited disorders a way to have a healthy child"....
"A poor diet during pregnancy may increase the risk of a woman's children and grandchildren developing type 2 diabetes in later life", reported the Daily Mail. It said a study has suggested that mothers who eat unhealthily could "programme"...
We will soon have a "cure for most cancers", the Daily Express has reported. The newspaper claims that scientists are close to providing the "holy grail" of cancer cures, which will be available within a few years. The scientists in question were in...
Wednesday November 10 2010 "Feverish texting by your teenager may be a dangerous sign - they are more likely to have sex and binge drink," reported The Daily Telegraph. The newspaper said research suggests that teenagers who 'hyper-text', sending...
Wednesday October 6 2010 "An occasional glass of wine during pregnancy won't harm a baby's development," reported the Daily Mail. The newspaper said, "pregnant women who drink one or two units of alcohol a week may actually find their child is...
Scientists have discovered genes that may be behind migraines, "opening the door to a cure", reported the Daily Mirror. The newspaper said that these genes normally control the levels of a brain chemical called glutamate, but a variant form of the...
A "genetic excuse for obesity 'is a myth'", reported The Daily Telegraph. It said, "people could work off around 40 per cent of the extra weight that "fat genes" laid on them by exercising." This news report is based on a study that looked at how...
New guidelines on commercial genetic testing may stop "customers being given wrong information about their health", says The Guardian. Manufacturers of home genetic test kits, which are often sold from abroad over the internet, claim they can...
Thursday July 29 2010 "Loneliness is a killer" and is "as bad for your health as alcoholism, smoking and overeating", reported the Daily Mail. The research behind this story looked at studies on the effects of social relationships on health and...
"Maternal love helps you deal better with stress and anxiety later in life," according to the Daily Mail. The newspaper said that a study has found that children whose mothers showed them high levels of affection at eight months of age experienced...
Socialising with others can "help fight cancer," according to The Daily Telegraph. The newspaper said that the 'positive stress' from interaction causes tumours to shrink and even go into remission. The research was an animal study comparing the...
Wednesday July 7 2010 "Having depression may nearly double the risk of developing dementia later in life," reported BBC news. It said that a 17-year study of nearly 1,000 elderly people, found that 22% of those who were depressed at the start went...
"Cancer patients may be offered new hope in the form of a harmless virus which can reverse even apparently untreatable forms of the disease," The Daily Telegraph has claimed. The study behind the claim was a very preliminary trial, which gave 23...
Thursday May 13 2010 "Medical services face a tidal wave of servicemen suffering from mental trauma as a result of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan", reported The Daily Telegraph. Other newspapers reporting the same study said that alcohol abuse is...
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