Intelligence has previously been linked with sperm quality, an idea that may now be confirmed, as scientists have found the male brain and testes have a number of similarities. A team of scientists, led by the University of Aveiro in Portugal, compared proteins from 33 tissue types and found testes and brains have more than 13,000 … Read more
Shocking figures show more than 1.2 million people in the UK are estimated to have an eating disorder, and hospital admissions for those severely affected have risen by more than a third in recent years. Meanwhile, Britain’s leading eating disorder charity, Beat, has reported an 80 per cent surge in calls to its helpline since … Read more
The earliest multicellular organism are believed to be without heads, legs or arms and a new study reveals modern-humans share genes with the ancient ‘sea creatures.’ Geologists at the University of California, Riverside (UCR) uncovered a number of 555-million-year-old oceanic creatures from the Ediacaran period to examine appearance and likely behaviors that are found in … Read more
‘Zombie genes’ come alive and grow larger with arm-like appendages in the brain for many HOURS after a person dies, study reveals Experts observed genes in brain tissue increase activity after a person was dead The team says these ‘zombie genes’ are inflammatory cells called glial cells They grew larger and sprouted long-arm like appendages for … Read more
More than meets the eye! Study identifies 50 new genes that play a role in iris coloration compared to the one or two previously said to determine different shades A study has identified 50 new genes involved in determine human eye color Researcher conducted the analysis with some 195,000 Europeans and Asians It was previously … Read more
At just 21, Chloe Middleton was looking toward a bright and happy future. Yet, shockingly, the care worker described by loved ones as bubbly, happy-go-lucky and kind-hearted, became one of the UK’s first and youngest victims of coronavirus last March. Healthy, young and with no underlying medical conditions, Chloe ticked none of the boxes for … Read more
Three genes inherited from Neanderthals slash the risk of severe Covid-19 by 22 per cent, a new study has revealed. The genes sit next to each other on chromosome 12, and this large chunk of genetic material includes 75,000 individual pieces of DNA. Researchers compared the DNA of 2,200 Covid-19 patients from around the world … Read more
Bedwetting is an issue that affects around half a million children and teenagers in the UK, and now scientists believe they finally know why certain people are more prone to the condition. Nighttime bedwetting, officially known as nocturnal enuresis, is known to be a highly heritable condition, but until now it was unclear which genes … Read more
Bedwetting is an issue that affects around half a million children and teenagers in the UK, and now scientists believe they finally know why certain people are more prone to the condition. Nighttime bedwetting, officially known as nocturnal enuresis, is known to be a highly heritable condition, but until now it was unclear which genes … Read more
Five genes have been identified which increase the likelihood of a Covid-19 patient being admitted to intensive care and dying. A landmark study from the University of Edinburgh gathered DNA from 2,700 Covid-19 patients in 208 intensive care units across the UK. These are the most severe cases of Covid, and 22 per cent of … Read more