My best friend’s father died yesterday. A heart attack at 79 is not an unusual occurrence, and given he had an attack five years ago, only surviving because of the prompt actions of those custodians of the nation’s health the NHS, it would be safe to say he was living in overtime. Following an operation [...]
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Death of a friend I never got to know properly
Posted: 29th September 2011 by Martyn in LifeTags: Chartered Accountant, George North, India, London, love, NHS, read, read-write, readwrite, RIP, www-readwrite-inc-co-uk
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Is there a fat pill on the way?
Posted: 16th November 2010 by Martyn in LifeTags: Chris Church, cost, DNA, economy, FTO, lie, lies, Mammalian Genetics Unit, Medical Research Council, MRC, Nature Genetics, NHS, Oxford University, Professor Frances Ashcroft, Professor Frances Ashcroft In, Professor Roger Cox, read-write, UK, Wellcome Trust
Scientists have gained strong confirmation of the direct connection between the FTO gene and obesity, obtaining the first direct evidence that over-activity of the gene leads to overeating and obesity in mice. The research team from the University of Oxford and Medical Research Council (MRC), with funding from the Wellcome Trust and MRC, have published [...]