01 Oct 2021
Christine McGuinness gets results from Myogenes breast cancer test
Christine’s Mum is doing well and is in remission, and although her family have a history of cancer, Christine has thankfully been given …
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03 Mar 2021
Mental Health at University is Key
University Mental Health Day (4 March) is shining the spotlight on the worsening mental health crisis in Britain’s universities. A joint …
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15 Feb 2021
How Race to Track Mystery Gene with Links to Three Cancers Saved Millions
25 years ago, a mutation was discovered that makes some people susceptible to the disease, and now it has transformed treatment. Ten years …
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18 Dec 2020
Testing all Women Aged over 30 for ‘Jolie Gene’ Could Prevent 80,000 Breast and Ovarian Cancer Cases
Currently only women with family history of cancer are offered DNA blood tests But if 26m British women over 30 were tested, 64,500 would b…
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18 Dec 2020
Angelina Jolie Gene Testing for All?
Testing all women for the “Angelina Jolie gene”, even if not considered at risk would prevent cancers save lives and is cost effective…
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18 Dec 2020
Screening for Breast Cancer Genes ‘is Cost-Effective’
"Testing all women for the 'Angelina Jolie gene', even if not considered at risk, would prevent cancers, save lives and is cost-effective, …
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02 Dec 2020
Improving the Effectiveness of Bipolar Medication
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 c…
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22 Aug 2020
The Scientific Reason Why You May Not Like Green Veg
Many a family celebration has been marred by the arguments about eating your greens, but now scientists could have made a discovery that co…
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11 Aug 2020
How Can We Better Help Children with Mental Health Conditions?
To mark Children’s Mental Health Week, we’re addressing a question we are asked frequently which is “how can we better help children …
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17 Mar 2020
How Genetic Testing Can Help Reduce Pressure on the NHS
Adverse drug reactions can lead to repeated GP visits, unnecessary hospital admissions and, in the worse cases, even death. With the globa…
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