Epigenetic blood test for children 'predicts' obesity five years later
A DNA blood test for children aged five can help predict body fat levels when they are aged nine to 14, a small study suggests...
Dr Charlotte Warren-Gash was previously a Volunteer Writer at BioNews, and is a Clinical Lecturer in Public Health at the Farr Institute of Health Informatics Research. She obtained her PhD in Infectious Disease and Cardiovascular Epidemiology from University College London's Research Department of Infection and Population Health, under the auspices of a Clinical Research Training Fellowship from the Medical Research Council. She originally studied Experimental Pathology and Medicine at the University of Edinburgh, and went on to obtain an MSc in Epidemiology from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Her academic interests include the role of infectious triggers for vascular and degenerative disorders, analysis of linked primary care datasets, and research ethics.
A DNA blood test for children aged five can help predict body fat levels when they are aged nine to 14, a small study suggests...
A gene variant increases the risk of type 2 diabetes in Latin American populations, according to a study in Nature...
Women from families with a history of carrying the cancer risk gene BRCA2, but who test negative for it, may be at higher risk of breast cancer than previously thought...
People who perceive the world negatively may be genetically predisposed to do so, a study suggests...
The bacteria that cause tuberculosis (TB) evade immune cells and drug treatments by hiding in bone marrow stem cells, according to research...
Global rates of infertility have remained relatively stable between 1990 and 2010, according to a study that compiled data from 277 national surveys in 190 countries....
Children born as a result of fertility treatment are more likely to develop asthma, say scientists...
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