Clare Wilson
‘A woman’s blood could signal that birth is approaching’: Test in development uses biomarkers to predict delivery date
At the moment, women are given a due date that is 40 weeks from the first day of their last ...
Do you want to live or die? ‘Mind reading’ could help patients with severe brain injuries answer the question
When a person sustains a severe brain injury that leaves them unable to communicate, their families and doctors often have ...
‘It’s the wild west out there’: Courts frequently use controversial psychological tests
A third of the psychological tests used in US court proceedings aren’t generally accepted by experts in the field, a ...
Genetic sequencing for everyone? UK trial program challenged as ‘ethically questionable’
Plans for the National Health Service to sequence the DNA of every baby born in the UK, starting with a ...
‘Hunger hormone’ may also boost growth of brain cells
Could fasting boost your brainpower? A stomach hormone that stimulates appetite seems to promote the growth of new brain cells ...
Parents turn to Prozac and other unproven drugs to help children with Down’s syndrome
Drugs that change the chemistry and structure of the brain could boost the intelligence of people with Down’s syndrome...[However, s]uch ...
Why do we sleep?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. why do we sleep? ...
Why focus on ‘natural’ is a dangerous obsession
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Plenty of foods for ...
Overactive immune system may hold answer to schizophrenia’s source
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. During his Ph.D., Steven ...
You’re constantly enveloped in your own microbial ‘fingerprint’
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Hygiene obsessives – your ...
Dementia rates have dropped, despite aging population
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. It’s one public health ...
Micro device gives doctors peek into brain tissue during surgery
A dipstick inserted into the brain can check its energy levels, just like checking oil levels in a car. The ...
Are breast cancer screenings always beneficial?
Breast screening in the UK is at the centre of renewed controversy after an influential group of British MPs called ...
More evidence IQ is in the genes
It was named the language gene before we really understood what it did. Now mice given the human version of ...
Spanish longevity genes linked to cholesterol metabolism
Hold the butter! The genetic secrets of centenarians are starting to be unravelled – and they hint that low cholesterol ...
Genetically engineered red blood cells could be drug delivery drones
Red blood cells may one day do more than carry oxygen around the body – they have been genetically engineered ...
Baby’s microbiome may come from mom’s mouth via placenta
Babies in the womb are not as sheltered from the outside world as you might think. The placenta harbours a ...