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Socio-economic status is associated with epigenetic differences in the pSoBid cohort
01-02-2012 Hits:12 Chair's Comments Simon House
Conclusions - This study has indicated an association between epigenetic status and socio-economic status (SES). This relationship has direct implications for population health and is reflected in further associations between global DNA methylation content and emerging biomarkers of CVD. Key words - DNA methylation, epigenetics, socio-economic status. Abstract - http://ije.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2012/01/08/ije.dyr215.short Read more
Assisted reproduction treatment (ART) and epigenetic inheritance,
27-01-2012 Hits:19 Chair's Comments Simon House
Introduction . . some genes from babies conceived by means of IVF show a gene expression pattern that is different from naturally conceived children (Katari et al., 2009). . . this mechanism could put children conceived by means of assisted reproduction treatment (ART) at a greater risk of diseases, such as diabetes and obesity, later in life. Epigenetic deregulation already received increasing attention as a possible common cause of adverse ART outcomes, since the incidence of disorders that involve imprinted genes, especially... Read more
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Mary Langman Prize Essay 2011/2012
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New debate on Human Brain Evolution
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What toddlers eat really matters Thursday, 23rd June 2011 – 6pm
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BBC TV News carries a report from the Fabian Society today (27 March 2007) BBC Video
More babies are born at dangerously low birth weights in Britain now than in 1989, a report says.
The study was carried out by the Fabian Society, a left-leaning think-tank, which called the finding a "scar on the national conscience".
The Chair of the McCarrison Society wrote to Gordon Brown in 2005 alerting him to the impact in the UK of poor diet and poverty on low birthweight and the sharp rise in mental ill health amongst young people. Read here or download a copy of "Women will eliminate poverty in the UK". We would like to think this stimulated him to ask Sir David Cooksey to report on NHS and MRC medical research effectiveness, but the report does not adequately address research on prevention - see the Chair's comment here or download "Memorandum Regarding The Cooksey Report On Medical Research"
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