The cause of a rare and severe form of hypoglycaemia - or very low levels of sugar in the blood - is genetic, say researchers. The life-threatening condition means the body does not have enough energy to function. Scientists at the University of Cambridge say mutations in the AKT2 gene are to blame. Writing in the journal Science, they say there are already cancer drugs which target a similar process. Hypoglycaemia can be caused by a disruption in the balance between the hormone (...)
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Cause found for Severe hypoglycaemia 15 October 2011, by -
Greece health warning after cuts15 October 2011, byResearchers have issued a warning about the health of people in Greece in the wake of the financial crisis. Writing in The Lancet, they said cuts to hospitals’ budgets meant they were being overstretched. More people were reporting "bad health" and HIV infections were on the increase, the authors warned. While public health experts said the picture was "concerning" they said it could take several years for the true health implications to fully emerge. Greece (...)
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California banned the use of sunbeds for under 18 year olds15 October 2011, byCalifornia has become the first US state to ban the use of sunbeds for anyone under the age of 18. The bill was signed by Governor Jerry Brown on Sunday and will come into effect on 1 January. State senator Ted Lieu, who sponsored the bill, said youngsters needed to be protected from the "lethally dangerous" radiation used in sunbeds. Many states regulate the use of sunbeds, but California is the first to ban their use for most teenagers. The US Indoor Tanning (...)
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First ever fall in global Tuberculosis15 October 2011, byThe number of people falling ill with tuberculosis has declined for the first time, according to the World Health Organization. New figures show the global death toll has also fallen, to its lowest level in a decade, with major headway made in China, Brazil, Kenya and Tanzania. But the WHO warns that a lack of funds threatens progress, especially in relation to multi-drug resistant TB. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said there was no cause for complacency. According to the (...)
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Sequenced DNA of a woman who lived to 115 years old15 October 2011, byThe entire DNA sequence of a woman who lived to 115 has been pieced together by scientists. The woman, who was the oldest in the world at the time of her death, had the mind of someone decades younger and no signs of dementia, say Dutch experts. The study, reported at a scientific conference in Canada, suggests she had genes that protected against dementia. Further work could give clues to why some people are born with genes for a long life, says a UK scientist. It is more than (...)
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