The findings of the study, funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and led by Professor Kristian Pollock
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Pandemic exacerbates stress for struggling families
Staying put during the pandemic is hard enough without additional stressors. But for some in Houston, COVID-19 exacerbated situations that
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If a nursing home resident gets a COVID shot, can their families visit them now?
People in nursing homes have been suffering in isolation during the coronavirus pandemic, with their institutions in constant lockdown to
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Racial discrimination ages Black Americans faster, according to a 25-year-long study of families
I’m part of a research team that has been following more than 800 Black American families for almost 25 years.
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Study linking 28 genes to developmental disorders to mean diagnoses for about 500 families
Research into the causes of developmental disorders has identified 285 genes linked to these conditions, including 28 newly-associated genes. Published
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New genes for human deafness found in Israeli families
Until now, seven genes were known to be involved in hearing loss in Israel’s Jewish population. A new study led
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Inherited mutation linked to higher prostate cancer risk in African American families
For years, researchers have known that men of African ancestry are at greater risk of developing prostate cancer with research
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One of the first people in Scotland to take part in a new clinical trial for Huntington’s disease says the
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