Leaflets,Posters & Flyers

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Many cases of dementia may arise from non-inherited DNA ‘spelling mistakes’ October 15, 2018
The findings suggest that for many people with neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease, the roots of their condition will trace back to their time as an embryo developing in the womb. In common neurodegenerative diseases, toxic proteins build up in the brain, destroying brain cells and damaging brain regions, leading to […]
Mitochondrial diseases could be treated with gene therapy, study suggests September 24, 2018
The researchers, led by the University of Cambridge, applied an experimental gene therapy treatment in mice and were able to successfully target and eliminate the damaged DNA in mitochondria which causes the devastating conditions. Their results, published in the journal Nature Medicine, could provide a practical route to treating patients with these diseases and may […]
Opinion: GM crop ruling shows why the EU’s laws are wholly inadequate July 30, 2018
The European Court of Justice has made an important ruling on genetically modified crops. Since 2003, new crop varieties produced by genetic modification have had to be assessed for their risks to the environment and human and animal health before they can be farmed in the European Union. The court has now decided that genetic […]

Leaflets,Posters & Flyers

East of England NHS Genomic Medicine Centre