by mg6754@ | Dec 18, 2020 | Hereditary Breast & Ovarian Cancer, Uncategorised
Testing all women for the “Angelina Jolie gene”, even if not considered at risk would prevent cancers save lives and is cost effective say doctors. The Hollywood actress had her breasts, ovaries and fallopian tubes removed due to the high risk of cancer in...
by mg6754@ | Dec 18, 2020 | Hereditary Breast & Ovarian Cancer
“Testing all women for the ‘Angelina Jolie gene’, even if not considered at risk, would prevent cancers, save lives and is cost-effective, say doctors,” BBC News reports. The actress Angelina Jolie helped raise awareness of the genetic risks of...
by mg6754@ | Dec 2, 2020 | Pharmacogenomics
To mark World Bipolar Day on 30 March, in this blog we are looking at the role of medication in managing bipolar disorder and asking what can be done to improve its effectiveness and reduce the risk of unwanted side-effects. What is bipolar disorder? Bipolar disorder...
by mg6754@ | Aug 22, 2020 | Health and Wellbeing
Many a family celebration has been marred by the arguments about eating your greens, but now scientists could have made a discovery that could settle the discussion once and for all, as researchers have discovered the reason could be genetic. For generations,...
by mg6754@ | Aug 11, 2020 | Child psychiatry, Psychiatric Pharmacogenetics Testing, Psychiatry
To mark Children’s Mental Health Week, we’re addressing a question we are asked frequently which is “how can we better help children with mental health conditions?” How medication is affected by genes As a parent, it is hard to see your child suffering from conditions...
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