As part of a new project to sequence specific parts of a genome from 50k UK biobanks, new genetic data becomes available to the global health research community. Generated at the Regeneron Genetics Center, the data was gathered as part of a large-scale collaboration between UK Biobank, GSK and Regeneron and according to the latter, it has
Swiss researchers have been studying people with a rare and unusual condition called broken heart syndrome. This weakening and failing of the heart happens suddenly, often after a stressful or emotional event such as bereavement. It is little understood but the work in the European Heart Journal suggests the mind’s response to stress plays a part. Also
A British scientist has developed innovative technology that is able to deliver drugs deep into the brain, which could aid treatment of neurological diseases including Parkinson’s and cancer. The technology was designed by Steven Gill, a professor of neurosurgery at the University of Bristol, and has shown encouraging results in its first controlled clinical trial.
