Wednesday, October 29, 2025
Wednesday, October 29, 2025

The authors of new research led by the University of Exeter have warned that women who discover, outside of a clinical setting, that they carry a disease-causing variant in one of the BRCA genes (BRCA1 or BRCA2) may be told their risk of breast cancer is 60-80 per cent. In fact, the risk could be less than 20 per cent if they do not have a close relative with the condition.
Read more …Women receiving inflated risks from genetic testing could undergo unnecessary breast surgery

A new study finds poor quality of available foods, increased intake of calories from foods high in trans-fatty acids, and environments that do not foster physical activity, all prevalent in disadvantaged neighborhoods, disrupt the flexibility of information processing in the brain that is involved in reward, emotion regulation, and cognition.
Read more …Living in a disadvantaged neighborhood affects food choices, weight gain and the microstructure of...

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  3. Can at-home DNA tests predict how you'll respond to your medications? Pharmacists explain the risks and benefits of pharmacogenetic testing
  4. Use a condom to avoid gonorrhoea, freshers told
  5. Use a condom to avoid gonorrhoea, university students told
  6. Meditate to beat stress blood pressure, say guidelines
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