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The Scientific Reason Why You May Not Like Green Veg

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,...

How Can We Better Help Children with Mental Health Conditions?

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 Genetic Testing Can Help Reduce Pressure on the NHS

Mar 17, 2020 | Genetic Testing

Adverse drug reactions can lead to repeated GP visits, unnecessary hospital admissions and, in the worse cases, even death. With the global health crisis caused by the Coronavirus (Covid-19), it is more important than ever to keep hospital beds free for those who really need them and to prevent people from making unnecessary trips to their GP.

Hereditary and Familial Bowel Cancer: Are You at Risk?

Dec 15, 2019 | Hereditary Cancer

There were around 42,000 new cases of bowel cancer a year in the UK between 2014 and 2016, according to Cancer Research UK. One in 15 men in the UK and one in 18 women will be diagnosed with bowel cancer during their lifetime. It is the third most common type of...

5 Essential Q&As About Pancreatic Cancer and BRCA Gene Mutations

Dec 1, 2019 | Hereditary Cancer

Mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes are linked to a dramatically increased risk of breast and ovarian cancers but did you known that pancreatic cancer is the third most common cancer associated with such mutations? Although there is good awareness of the links...

Prostate Cancer: How the BRCA Genetic Mutation Increases Your Risk

Nov 15, 2019 | Hereditary Cancer

Remember, remember it’s time for Movember… To mark this year’s charity event, when men grow a moustache to raise awareness of men’s health and specifically prostate cancer, we are looking at the BRCA genetic mutation and its role in the disease. BRCA Genetic Testing...