Research finds autistic mothers are not getting the help they need to breastfeed
Swansea University research has found autistic mothers are not getting the help they need to breastfeed. Kat Williams, a mother of two said that despite really wanting to breastfeed both her children, struggling with it left her feeling like a failure. She said “I think I was coming across as a bad patient. “The worst … Continue reading Research finds autistic mothers are not getting the help they need to breastfeed
The biggest study of its kind implicates specific genes in schizophrenia
The largest ever genetic study of schizophrenia has identified large numbers of specific genes that could play important roles in the psychiatric disorder. The Psychiatric Genomics Consortium study, led by scientists at Cardiff University, found a much larger number of genetic links to schizophrenia than ever before, in two hundred and eighty seven different regions … Continue reading The biggest study of its kind implicates specific genes in schizophrenia
Alzheimer’s study finds 42 more genes linked to a higher risk of disease
More than forty genes have been linked to Alzheimer’s disease for the first time in a “landmark” study offering hope for better diagnosis and treatment. The BBC reports scientists in eight countries, including specialists at Cardiff University, looked at genetic material of one hundred and eleven thousand people with Alzheimer’s. Findings suggest it is caused … Continue reading Alzheimer’s study finds 42 more genes linked to a higher risk of disease
Could a person’s finger length be a clue to how ill they might get with Covid-19?
Fingers could point to a link between low testosterone and Covid hospitalisations. It is widely recognised that a longer ring finger is a marker of higher levels of testosterone prenatally, whereas a longer index finger is a marker of higher levels of oestrogen. Generally, men have longer ring fingers, whereas women have longer index fingers. … Continue reading Could a person’s finger length be a clue to how ill they might get with Covid-19?
Vaccination used to successfully treat Covid-19 for the first time
Doctors have successfully used vaccination to treat a man with Covid-19 in what is thought to be the first instance of the vaccine being used for therapy instead of prevention. Cardiff University reports the virus was finally cleared Ian Lester’s body after clinicians from the Immunodeficiency Centre for Wales, at University Hospital of Wales in … Continue reading Vaccination used to successfully treat Covid-19 for the first time
Wastewater research programme expanded across Wales
A Welsh Government led programme to test wastewater for Covid-19, first piloted by Bangor University, has been expanded to cover all Welsh health boards and local authorities across forty eight sites. Bangor University says the programme provides vital data on the prevalence of coronavirus in the community and was key to the early detection of … Continue reading Wastewater research programme expanded across Wales
Men wearing face masks deemed “more attractive”, study finds
A Cardiff University study suggests that men wearing face masks “look more attractive”. The study, published in Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, measured how different types of face masks changed the attractiveness of forty male faces. They discovered the type of covering matters. WalesOnline reports blue medical masks were found to increase facial attractiveness more … Continue reading Men wearing face masks deemed “more attractive”, study finds
Study finds pregnant women with higher BMIs feel stigmatised
Joint research by Cardiff University and the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) found women with higher BMIs felt stigmatised by risk messaging in maternity care. The BBC reports the Wrisk Project, which surveyed more than seven thousand women, looked at how risk is communicated in pregnancy following concerns it didn’t always “reflect the evidence base”. … Continue reading Study finds pregnant women with higher BMIs feel stigmatised
The Welsh scientist whose cancer research is literally saving lives
A young woman from Merthyr Tydfil is helping to develop a blood test that may help treat cancer. WalesOnline reports former Cyfarthfa High School pupil Caitlin Davies is researching a test that would be able to detect resistance to commonly used chemotherapy in men with prostate cancer. It means patients could be offered an appropriate … Continue reading The Welsh scientist whose cancer research is literally saving lives
Scientists may have found “the trigger” that leads to extremely rare blood clots after the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine
An international team of scientists believe they may have found a molecular mechanism behind the extremely rare blood clots linked to adenovirus Covid-19 vaccines. Cardiff University reports their scientists, and colleagues from Arizona State University, worked with AstraZeneca to investigate vaccine induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT), also known as thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS), a … Continue reading Scientists may have found “the trigger” that leads to extremely rare blood clots after the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine
