Overriding our genetic blueprint
Your wellbeing has far more to do with what you make of your compelling possibility than how you make do…
genetics
Twins – nature or nurture?
Twins have been of interest to scholars since early civilization; my twin sister and I would have definitely made an…
An actor’s take on early prostate cancer
I never expected I would be diagnosed with prostate cancer when I agreed to be part of a trial at…
Risk of breaking a bone depends on where you live
Broken bones can have a devastating impact on people’s lives. A team of researchers at the Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology…
Avoiding a diagnosis of colon cancer
‘One of the main risk factors for bowel cancer is genetic predisposition but it has been linked to eating too…
Colorectal cancer – from symptoms to diagnosis and treatment
Colorectal cancer is a general term applied to malignant tumours occurring anywhere within the colon (large bowel or large intestine).…
Calcium in Saliva
There are a certain group of patients who have a lot of build up of hard deposits on their teeth…