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Scientists set to cure genetic heart conditions that cause sudden death

Scientists have said they are just a few years away from curing genetic heart conditions which affect around 260,000 people in the UK and can cause sudden death. An international team of researchers is coming together for cutting-edge science after ...

29 Jul 2022 at 01:43

Gene therapy dramatically cuts risk of bleeding in haemophilia B patients

A new gene therapy has dramatically cut the risk of bleeding in people with the rare condition haemophilia B, experts have said. Researchers found that a single injection of the gene therapy, called FLT180a, removed the need for people to inject ...

21 Jul 2022 at 08:17

Gene-edited tomatoes could be a new source of vitamin D, study suggests

Gene-edited tomatoes could be a new source of vitamin D and help to reduce deficiency across the world, a new study suggests. Researchers found that the salad favourite can be engineered to produce more of a precursor to vitamin D3 when a ...

23 May 2022 at 17:54

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Mum whose daughter is only person with two genetic mutations making her life expectancy unknown says she is “happiest girl on the planet”

A mum claims her daughter is the “happiest girl on the planet” despite living under a huge question mark as the seven-year-old is the only person in the world with two genetic mutations which mean no one knows her life expectancy. It ...

23 Mar 2022 at 08:25

People with specific gene mutations ‘less likely to have children’

People who carry mutations in specific genes, particularly men, are more likely to be childless, new research has suggested. A new study indicates that one way natural selection is removing damaging genetic variants from the ...

23 Mar 2022 at 17:25

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Amyloidosis 'Emerging from the Shadows

Speaking at the 'Emerging from the Shadows' conference on Amyloidosis, Professor Julian Gillmore, Head of the National Amyloidosis Centre in London, outlined several new treatments for the disease. Among these was ...

28 May 2022 at 20:33

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28 May 2022 at 20:33

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28 May 2022 at 20:33

Judge slams ‘entitled’ son of Liam Gallagher and grandson of Ringo Starr

A judge has branded the son of Liam Gallagher and grandson of Ringo Starr as “entitled” over a late-night brawl at a London Tesco Express. Gene Appleton Gallagher, 20, and Sonny Starkey, 21, were “young ...

01 Apr 2022 at 17:25

Love of nature partially passed on by parents, study of twins suggests

A love for nature could be passed down to children from their parents but people’s surroundings also play a role, research suggests. The study surveyed 1,153 pairs of twins from the TwinsUK registry ...

03 Feb 2022 at 20:25

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Leslie Caron recalls what is was like working with Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire

Leslie Caron has described the dancing style of Gene Kelly as more sporty, while she felt Fred Astaire was always “one-and-a-half feet off the ground” as she recalled her time with the Hollywood ...

13 Feb 2022 at 01:25

Lucky genes can help protect obese people from some diseases – study

Lucky genes can help protect people with obesity from certain diseases, a new study suggests. These people tend to have their fat stored under their skin rather than on their organs. Scientists ...

25 Jan 2022 at 01:25

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