Genetics of uncontrolled brain growth in autism identified
Faulty genetic mechanisms particularly active in early life may lead to people developing autism, research suggests...
Dr Rosie Morley is a Volunteer Writer at BioNews, having originally joined the publication under the auspices of its writing scheme. She is currently working as a a medical writer in the UK, having previously been a science writer at the Institute of Molecular Biology in Mainz, Germany. Prior to that, she worked briefly as a medical writer for Pharmagenesis London. Previously, she obtained her PhD in pattern formation during vertebrate development from University College London, after working in the laboratory of Dr David Wilkinson, at the Medical Research Council's National Institute for Medical Research (now subsumed into The Francis Crick Institute). Previously she studied Natural Sciences at the University of Cambridge, and worked as a research assistant in the laboratory of Dr Fiona Wardle, at King's College London's John Randall Division of Cell and Molecular Biophysics.a medical writer
Faulty genetic mechanisms particularly active in early life may lead to people developing autism, research suggests...
Nine NHS primary care trusts (PCTs) have introduced restrictions to IVF treatment for patients who smoke or are overweight...
Twenty completely inactive genes have been identified by scientist studying so called 'loss of function' mutations in the human genome...
A new study has shown that babies born following IVF using frozen embryos may be born later and weigh more than babies born from fresh embryos....
An initiative has been launched to collect genetic data from NHS cancer patients in the hope of developing new, personalised treatments....
Researchers at Oxford University have developed a test that may help to improve IVF success rates by checking the health of embryos. The team, led by Dr Dagan Wells, has apparently developed a test which checks embryos during IVF for abnormal numbers of chromosomes...
Scientists may have identified the first genetic link to being underweight. A paper published in the journal Nature this week found that people with extra copies of a region of chromosome 16, locus 16p11.2, have a significantly increased risk of being underweight...
A new study has found that caffeine could help to block cancer formation in UV-sensitive mice by increasing the likelihood of damaged cells dying after sun exposure. The findings suggest caffeine could help protect against skin cancer by promoting the death of cells with damaged DNA....
King Tutankhamun shares ancestors with more than 50 percent of Western European men, according to a personal genomics company in Switzerland....
Alcohol can cause irreparable DNA damage and fetal abnormalities in pregnant mice, a study has found. The findings may explain how excessive drinking during pregnancy causes fetal alcohol syndrome, which can lead to lifelong learning disabilities...
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