Breast Cancer Family History Linked to Better BC Survival

TOPLINE: A family history of breast cancer does not necessarily mean that women who have the disease are more likely to die from it. METHODOLOGY: Investigators reviewed 28,649 Swedish women diagnosed with breast cancer from 1991 to 2019. Overall, 5081 patients (17.7%) had at least one female first-degree relative previously diagnosed with breast cancer.   […]

'An amazing, handwritten diary': The discovery of the LGBTQ+ log books

In 1974, the LGBTQ+ helpline, Switchboard, was set up for members of the community needing someone to talk to. For years, volunteers listened to anyone who wanted to talk about gender identity and sexuality – and they noted these calls down in a series of log books. While the charity and the helpline still exists, […]

From policy to plate: EAT-Lancet's impact on food research and public discourse

While everyone requires a healthy diet, food production, and supply methods have often caused heavy damage to our planet. Sustainable development thus includes better ways to ensure that the global community is fed nutritious food without destroying the environment. The EAT-Lancet Commission was set up in 2019 to define a reference diet to explain how […]

Medics thought my boy was making it up but now he's slowly going blind

Doctors thought my boy was making up that he couldn’t see… but now he’s slowly going blind aged ELEVEN and relies on a white walking cane By the time Freddie Tennant reaches adulthood he may not be able to read  Like many boys his age, 11-year-old Freddie Tennant is enthralled by his Xbox, playing it […]

Eating disorders among teen girls soar by up to 42% since pandemic

Covid’s collateral effect on teenage girls: Eating disorders and self-harming rates soar 42% since start of pandemic, study finds Experts believe social isolation and anxiety are among factors to blame  Eating disorders were 42 per cent higher for girls aged 13-16 Eating disorders and self-harming among teenage girls has soared in the last three years, […]

Air pollution, even at low levels, made COVID worse for patients and hospitals: Study

Exposure to air pollution meant an average of four extra days in hospital for COVID-19 patients, further increasing the burden on health care systems, according to a new study published in the European Respiratory Journal. The researchers say the effect of pollution on patients’ time in hospital was equivalent to being a decade older. Conversely, […]

Girls’ eating disorders leapt 42 percent during the pandemic

Eating disorders and self-harm among girls aged 13 to 16 soared during Covid, research has revealed. Scientists said abnormal eating behaviour rose 42 percent and self-harm episodes went up 38 percent in two years. Rises were also seen in 17 to 19-year-olds but to a lesser degree. The Manchester University team’s findings add to growing […]

Q&A: What role does alternative splicing play in neurodegenerative disease?

Alternative splicing, a clever way a cell generates many different variations of messenger RNAs—single-stranded RNAs involved in protein synthesis—and proteins from the same stretch of DNA, plays an important role in molecular biology. Progressing rapidly, the field of alternative splicing is a complex topic and the scientific literature on it is already extensive. David Nikom, […]