People who do not speak English well often ask friends and family to translate for them when accessing their GP practice, finds a new study from the University of Surrey.…
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Scientists uncover novel DNA repair mechanism for key cancer target
Scientists at the Francis Crick Institute, in collaboration with Artios, have identified how an enzyme involved in DNA repair (POLQ), becomes vital to the survival of certain cancers, if the…
Mouse study: A neural circuit for the suppression of feeding under persistent pain
A team of researchers from the University of Science and Technology of China and The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, has uncovered the neural circuitry involved in reduced…
New genetic culprit suspected in the onset of pancreatic cancer
New research out of VCU Massey Cancer Center points to the inactivation of a previously unidentified gene as a likely culprit in the development of pancreatic cancer. Recently published in…
Significant gaps and inequalities in the provision of specialist child weight management services in England
Over three quarters of acute NHS trusts in England (77%) do not have a child weight management service, despite being responsible for providing specialist services for the most severely obese,…
Silent synapses are abundant in the adult brain
MIT neuroscientists have discovered that the adult brain contains millions of "silent synapses"—immature connections between neurons that remain inactive until they're recruited to help form new memories. Until now, it…
Traumatic social experience blocks social reward and promotes sustained social avoidance, study finds
Past social trauma is encoded by a population of stress/threat-responsive brain cells that become hyperactivated during subsequent interaction with non-threatening social targets. As a consequence, previously rewarding social targets are…