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Whether you are referred to the genomics medicine centre in Cambridge, Norwich, Nottingham or Leicester you will receive the same excellent standard of care.

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Study suggests embryos could be susceptible to coronavirus as early as second week of pregnancy August 4, 2020
The researchers say this could mean embryos are susceptible to COVID-19 if the mother gets sick, potentially affecting the chances of a successful pregnancy. While initially recognised as causing respiratory disease, the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19 disease, also affects many other organs. Advanced age and obesity are risk factors for complications but questions concerning […]
Four-stranded DNA structures found to play role in breast cancer August 3, 2020
In 1953, Cambridge researchers Francis Crick and James Watson co-authored a study published in the journal Nature which showed that DNA in our cells has an intertwined, ‘double helix’ structure. Sixty years later, a team led by Professor Sir Shankar Balasubramanian and Professor Steve Jackson, also at Cambridge, found that an unusual four-stranded configuration of […]
Nature’s epidural: Genetic variant may explain why some women don’t need pain relief during childbirth July 21, 2020
Childbirth is widely recognised as a painful experience. However, every woman’s experience of labour and birth is unique, and the level of discomfort and pain experienced during labour varies substantially between women. A collaboration between clinicians and scientists based at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, part of Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CUH), and the University of […]

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