Michelle Roberts
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Missing antibodies: Why herd immunity may be “unachievable” without mass deaths or long-shot vaccine
[A] study of more than 60,000 people estimates that around just 5% of the Spanish population has developed antibodies, the ...
Birth control pill for men: Why is it taking so long?
A birth control pill for men has passed initial human safety tests, experts at a leading medical conference have heard ...
New superbug? Little-known sexually transmitted disease creates worry
A little known sexually transmitted infection could become the next superbug unless people become more vigilant, experts are warning. Mycoplasma ...
Yoshinori Ohsumi wins 2016 Nobel Prize for his work in “self eating” cells
The 2016 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine goes to Yoshinori Ohsumi of Japan for discoveries about the secrets of ...
Kidneys lab-grown from stem cells function successfully in animals
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Scientists say they are ...
Vitamin D deficiency carries possible link to multiple sclerosis
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. People genetically prone to ...
Genes play larger role in autism than previously thought
Autism is caused by genetic make-up in 74-98 percent of cases, a Medical Research Council study of 516 twins indicates. The King's ...
UK approves 23andMe test banned in US
The UK's Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) says the 23andMe spit test, which is designed to give details ...
Functional enzymes created from synthetic DNA
Experts say they have achieved a scientific milestone - creating enzymes out of artificial genetic material that they made in ...
Depression makes cells age faster
Even when adjusted to account for excluded lifestyle differences, a recent study shows that depressed patients have shorter telomeres, a ...
IVF success affected by ethnicity
Asian and black women who have IVF are less likely to become pregnant than white women using similar fertility treatment, ...
First hint that lifestyle changes may reverse cellular aging
A study with a tiny sample size shows that exercise, diet, and meditation can actually increase telomere length in prostate ...
Angelina Jolie: Should women be worried by genetics?
The following is a summary of a video. Angelina Jolie's decision to have a preventative double mastectomy is expected to ...
